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Sitting alone in the middle of the stage with only blue jeans, a t-shirt, top hat, and acoustic guitar, Jeff Daniels entertained patrons last Saturday in Pollak Theatre.

Daniels is best known as an ac-tor, playing major roles in mov-ies such as Dumb and Dumber, Arachnophobia, and Terms of Endearment. Currently, Daniels is touring college campuses and other venues performing songs from his CD Live & Unplugged-To Benefit the Purple Rose The-atre. The theatre is a nonprofit playhouse in Chelsea, Michigan that prides itself on supporting Midwestern playwrights.

According to Vaune Peck, Di-rector of Monmouth’s Perform-ing Arts Series, “(Daniels’) agent called me immediately because he felt this was a perfect show for our series. It was flattering that he would think that, since Jeff Daniels is such an accomplished person.”

Peck said having Daniels come to Monmouth was deeper than just the attraction of a big name movie star on campus.“(The Philosophy behind him com-ing was) to point out the fact that people can excel at more than one thing,” Peck said. “We shouldn’t put them in boxes; keep them there… not allowing them to pursue other interest. Also to attract students because I knew they would recognize him from Dumb and Dumber and I saw this as an opportunity to open their minds up to this idea and to make a statement about not limit-ing themselves.”

The concert, which began at 8 p.m., was free for students with their student ID’s and cost $35 for other guests.

The concert had two sets with a 15-minute intermission. After Daniels welcomed the crowd, he jokingly asked if there were any Dumb and Dumber fans. This elicited a large ovation from the

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Jeff Daniels Showcases

Musical Tal-ent at Pollak

Cultures on Display at Wilson

Popular Web Sites Pose A Danger

Online profiles such as MySpace and Facebook became available only a few years ago. But, since then, they have made it possible for thousands of preda-tors to reach their victims.

On November 9, members of the Information Technology de-partment as well as the Depart-ment of Psychological and Coun-seling Services, held a seminar about the dangers of the Internet, specifically MySpace and Face-book. The purpose of the semi-nar was to warn students of the dangers of publishing personal information on the Web for any-one to see.

“The purpose of the event was to raise awareness on what kind of dangers and risks are associ-ated with Internet use,” says Dr. Kyle Barr, a psychological coun-

selor at Monmouth University. Many of the students in the au-dience were also shocked to find out certain information about their most used social Web sites.

“I learned that people can get access much more than most people would think, and the in-formation is definitely something that could haunt you in the fu-ture,” comments freshman Me-gan Rondina.

Many people seemed to find the presentation enlightening and very informative. People were shocked to find out how much in-formation someone can find out about you just from your profile.

“The main message is that there are risks students should be aware of. If students under-stand the risks and the chang-ing legal environment associated with them, many will act more responsibly, preventing serious consequences,” comments James

Peterson, the President of the In-formation Technology Associa-tion.

To make even more of an im-pact on students about the dan-gers of these Web sites, Kevin Clark, of the Monmouth County Prosecutors office, explained some real-life situations. He talk-ed about real victims and preda-tors who have met their victims on the Internet.

These predators are able to get their information from Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Many people put too much infor-mation on these sites, such as pic-tures, phone numbers, addresses, their schools, and even their full names. This was the part of the presentation that was hard hit-ting to most.

“It definitely freaked me out. I am seriously thinking about deleting my Facebook, and MySpace,” states freshman Last-

ny Rodriguez.Another point that shocked

most students was that the own-ers of these Web sites can change the terms and conditions of using the site at any time. Most agree to the terms and conditions without even reading them, not realizing that they are allowing their pic-tures to possibly be sold to com-panies, or even changes on them without their permission.

“The presentation was infor-mative, and I know I’m going to read the terms and conditions of those Web sites now,” continued Rodriguez. Not only are these sites allowed to throw all of your information out there, but they are holding the user responsible for any complaints or lawsuits against them.

“Should these sites get into a

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Students gain information in how to fulfill Ex-Ed requirement at “How

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Members of Los Jaivas (left to right) Oscar Diaz, Justin Karpinski and Michael Lubischer performed “Todos Juntos” at the festival.

The Department of Language Studies presented Festival of Languages on Thursday, Novem-ber 9 in Wilson Auditorium. The event, open to all University stu-dents, boasted a variety of foods and entertainment. Both profes-sors and students came together to celebrate the many cultures, as well as the cultural courses of-fered at Monmouth.

Maria Simonelli, professor of Italian, Greek and Latin said, “It is important to learn about other cultures because we all need to learn from each other.”

Pleased with the turnout at the event, Dr. Priscilla Gac-Artigas, Chair of the Foreign Language Department said, “We had much more students than last year.”

The festival opened with a performance by students Oscar Diaz, Justin Karpinski, Michael Lubischer and Teresa Mancini titled “Ode to Don Quijote.”

This was followed by the vari-ous talents of the student body. Twenty students entertained the audience by singing, dancing, re-citing poetry and speaking about presentations they had made. Eighty students contributed food from foreign countries. Twenty-

nine students made posters de-picting different cultural aspects of either their native country or the country they are currently studying.

“This was my first festival in MU and I thought it was great,” said Diaz, a Spanish Education major and native of Chile.

Adds political science major Catherine Heredia, “There was a lot of talent in the festival, and it was organized very well.”

After the event ended, one Spanish adjunct professor said, “The enthusiasm of the staff was great. They motivated the stu-dents and worked one-on-one to make this event a success.”

Although there seemed to be a consensus about the success of this year’s festival, suggestions were made for future improve-ments.

“For next year, I would add more comedians, videos [and] dancing,” said Javier Sanchez, lecturer and professor of Span-ish. “I [would] also advertise the event more, by using posters. [M]ore languages should also be represented, because only a cou-ple participated.”

During the hour and a half event, students were exposed to the cultural traits of many coun-

tries, including Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Greece. Some say, however, time restraints didn’t do these countries justice.

Professor Simonelli and Dr. Gac-Artigas both agree the event should be longer next year to al-lot for more presentation and per-formance time.

A controversial issue that oc-curred during the event was the representation of foreign cultures

at Monmouth.“No, I don’t think we are well

represented in MU,” said Dr. Gac-Artigas. “We need to bring more diversity in MU. We need more scholarships and more fi-nancial help. We have the re-sources; we just have to make them available.”

“Some cultures are represented but not all in MU,” adds Profes-sor Sanchez.

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students, some of which brought large posters and DVDs from the hit comedy fi lm. Daniels started the show with his original rendi-tion of “West Long Branch on a Saturday Night,” which had a line that said, “We’re going to do it up right, in West Long Branch on a Saturday night.”

During the rest of the fi rst set Daniels sang about his humorous dislike of William Shatner, his fi rst car, and road rage. Then he did something few in the audience seemed to expect, he started sing-ing about serious topics. “I expect-ed more of a comedy show, which was a surprise that it was more serious, but it was really good,” commented junior Jay Letchko.

With songs like “Have a Good Life then Die” and “Grandfather’s Hat,” Daniels gave viewers an in-timate look at his life off camera. He continued this trend but also kept the comedic vibe with light-er songs including “When Your Fifty,” “Detroit Train,” and “Dirty Harry.”

The greatest applause and laughter in the second set came from a performance concerning his travels in an RV to the Base-ball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Daniels sings about driving

Who were your musical infl uences?I’ve always been a fan of playwrights. I like people who write, so

that fi ltered over into a lot of the music I listened to. Early on the Elton John, Bernie Talking connection; they were really doing something with lyrics. Later on Arlo Guthrie, Stevie Good-man, Christine Levine, I’ve been a fan of the way she uses humor to make a point, she made it okay to write funny. Lyle Lovett, John Hyatt, Guy Clarke, Christopherson is kind of a Hemingway -- he is just so effi cient with his words, guys like that. Tom Van Zant, of course. Guys that really took care and looked after the words and wrapped music around that. I really liked those guys.

What’s on tap at the Purple Rose Theatre (a Michi-gan theatre for playwrights)?

The theatre is set up, and has been for 15 years, where I’m the executive director and unpaid. That allows me to go off and continue my fi lm career and songwriting and touring. I’ve got some really great people that run the day-to-day. The theatre can run very well without my presence every day. That’s how it was designed. I’m still on it, I still help raise the money every year; when big deci-sions have to be made, I’m involved. I’m in there every day when I’m in town.

Were you involved in any clubs and organizations while at Central Michigan?I was involved in a lot of plays at the theatre department. That’s pretty much it. We had intramural football.

We had a bunch of high school athletes that thought they were still good. We actually won the championship one year. Only because we had a quarterback that could throw it on a dime 40 yards still. That was pretty much it. Other than that, I majored in beer and minored in sin.

How is it going back and seeing the younger generation?Everyone is just so much younger, but then my kids are in college -- a couple of my boys are, so it’s kind of

cool. It’s nice to have that kind of career where, you know, whether it’s Dumb and Dumber or the kids looking at some of the other fi lms, the kids are aware and kind of appreciate me. It’s nice to not be kind of thrown out and maybe they wanna come out and see what I am all about.

You have been on TV, in movies, in the theatre, and you are a singer songwriter. What is your favorite hat to wear?

Well, certainly the easiest is the fi lm actor, between action and cut I am very at home there. Creatively, how-ever, the purest thing I do is walking out with a guitar. There is no editor, there’s no studio, there’s no script. Everything is on me, all the blame, all the glory. So, creatively, I really enjoy the challenge of trying to pull that off.

How did you feel the fi rst time you went out on stage? Was it different than seeing yourself in a mov-ie?

By the time you see yourself on a movie screen, it’s so over. It was a year ago that you did it. And, yeah, you are wincing and kind of “Oh my God. I didn’t know I looked like that, or sounded like that,” and, you know, you are going though that. But walking out and singing your own stuff for the fi rst time is terrifying, because not only there is no band, where you around and going “take it” and there is no one there, but you are playing your own stuff and it’s very personal, some of it. You are just naked, you are just completely naked out there, creatively and emotionally and all that. That’s a tough place to go.

How do you feel you have been received as a singer/songwriter?When I walk out with a guitar, the expectations are so low, because the last thing the world seems to want is

another actor/singer/songwriter who instantly thinks he’s a musician. But, after two or three songs I’ve got ‘em, because I don’t ignore the fact that I am known for something else. I kind of embrace it.

When your children look at your career, how do you want them to see you, as an actor or a jack of all trades?

Someone who is living a very creative life, and I have instilled that in my kids. I’ve said you don’t have to put on a coat and tie and have an offi ce on the fourth fl oor of a 38 story corporate building. You can fi nd out what you do, and all three of the kids are creative, fi nd out whatever it is you do naturally, that comes to you, then go learn everything you can about it. Go get good. The arts and careers around the arts, I tell them, it’s a great life to live. I think certainly they know me as the actor -- that’s what I have been doing the longest -- but they also know the playwright. They have gone to the plays I’ve written. They’ve seen the show, the guitar show, and they’ve seen me on stage. So, they see somebody leading a very creative life and that appeals to them, which I am very happy about.

What is your favorite thing about being a touring musician?Walking out there and dealing with the challenge of trying to hang onto an audience that doesn’t

have a clue as to why you might be wanting to do this. The expectations are so low for any actor/singer/songwriter out there. We’ve got William Shatner to thank for that. It’s a great challenge to sit there with no special effects, no band, no anything and hang on to ‘em. And make sure there is a beginning, middle, and an end, and make sure they have a good time, that you make them laugh and make them cry, and send them home. That’s hard to do, and, so, I really enjoy the challenge of walking out there and going on that journey every night.

On the Record: Jeff Daniels

away from a rest stop without this wife. As he went through the en-tire debacle the crowd roared in laughter.

Dom Isolda, a junior criminal justice major remarked, “It was a really good performance. He gave insight into his life before he be-came famous. He told a story about driving in an RV to Cooperstown. It’s cool because it shows he still does things normal people do.”

Although Daniels was scheduled to sign autographs after the show, his representatives said that fatigue and illness from constant touring precluded him from staying after the show. However, signed copies of his CD were available for $20 at a table set up as you walked in to Pollak Theatre.

Daniels, who received a stand-ing ovation after his last song, said he enjoys watching people’s reactions to his musical perfor-mances.

“A lot of the songs are funny, and they are all original, and the next thing you know they are see-ing something they haven’t seen before,” said Daniels prior to the show. “I can get around on the guitar. The songs, when they are not funny, they are moving. You know, I’ve worked on this for 30 years. I think people, by the end of it, are either pleasantly surprised or fl at out stunned.”

PHOTO COURTESY of Emily Navarro

Jeff Daniels (above) performed 13 songs for the Pollak Theatre audience.

Longtime Actor Performs Original

Works

On Wednesday, November 8, poet Bridget Gray appeared for the fi rst time at Monmouth Uni-versity, completing a one hour set at Java City in the student center.

Gray has been performing as a slam poet for seven years and is the only woman to ever win the M.C. battle “Grand Slam Poet” two years in a row.

Gray’s career was started al-most by accident at an open mic night, where she won her fi rst slam contest.

Gray has hosted her own radio show on 107.5 FM. She was fea-tured on CBS’s The District, and also on UPN’s The Hughleys. However, her current and only job is touring the country performing at different Universities and open-ing for concerts.

She recently came off a three-month tour opening for The Black Eyed Peas, which she claimed was

the greatest job of her life. Gray has also opened for John Legend and Joss Stone.

When sitting down before the show, Gray described her style as “conscious hip-hop combined with slam poetry, with a sprinkle of sto-rytelling.” The rainy Wednesday night and quiet campus made for a small turnout, which Gray called “hella intimate.”

Throughout the show, Gray in-teracted with the small audience by asking questions, talking di-rectly to them, and even pausing in the middle of a poem to laugh. The close and personal setting made the audience feel connected to Gray as she made eye contact with each and every person in the room.

Gray opened with a poem about herself, called “Half and Half.” Coincidentally, Gray is half white and half black and considers her-self gray, which is also her last name. She explains that Gray is simply a name that she inherited

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from her mother’s second hus-band, but is a perfect description of who she is.

Gray then proceeded with an-other poem, called “Dear Jon,” about a cheating boyfriend, fol-lowed by “Seven Days,” which is about her healing process. Gray concluded the show with “I am a woman,” boldly stating, “I shoot my mouth off like a gun.”

The highlight of the show was when Gray performed her most powerful and award-winning poem, “Dear Hip Hop.” In “Dear Hip Hop,” she explains the hard-ship of a lawsuit she dealt with in a music video scandal with an extremely distinguished hip-hop star. She performed this poem live at Def Poetry Jam, where she had female sensations Salt-N-Pepa in the front row praising her because the poem brought them to tears.

However, the performance nev-er made it onto the HBO special because it was deemed too contro-versial.

Gray explained that she cried over that, but realized one thing; no matter what happened, she would stand in her truth.

This kind of poetry seems to appeal to everyone. Even though Gray is at times overt and contro-versial, she forces her audience to think and examine their own be-liefs.

Sophomore Matthew Frangione attended the event and said, “I was required to go as an extra credit option for one of my classes. How-ever, I am really glad that I had the opportunity to listen to Bridget. She was really interesting, and I have never heard anything like her performance before.”

Gray ended the show encourag-ing anyone who owns a paper and pen to write their feelings down and call it poetry. She said, “Any-one can be a poet. I don’t write ac-cording to anyone’s rules.”

For more information on Gray go to BridgetGray.com, or visit her MySpace page.

Slam Poet Showcases Unique Style

PHOTO COURTESY of Victoria Lucido

Gray performed at Java City.

The Outlook 3November 15, 2006 UNIVERSITY NEWS

On November 8, students and members of the Monmouth Uni-versity community were invited to a special presentation of the Ar-menian alphabet. In celebration of the 1,600th anniversary of the al-phabet, Aram Arkun was present to discuss its development.

Arkun is a specialist in Arme-nian history services, as well as the Coordinator of the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern); the editor of Arat; chair of the Arme-nian Student Association Arthur H. Dadian Armenian Heritage Award committee; and secretary of the board of directors of the Ar-menian Center at Columbia Uni-versity. Arkun is also a doctoral candidate in Armenian history at UCLA. Arkun’s presentation not only discussed the Armenian al-phabet, but also the history of its development.

“If the Armenian alphabet is 1,600 years old, then one must ask what the Armenians used before its creation,” Arkun stated in his presentation.

Arkun went on to illustrate the

Armenian’s use of Greek, Arama-ic and Cuneiform, an early form of writing developed by the Su-merians. He also provided visuals of early Armenian cave paintings. Arkun’s presentation included a brief overview of the development of languages in general, from pic-tographs to alphabets.

President Gaffney and Provost Pearson both provided welcoming addresses to those in attendance. The President also made special thanks to Tavit Najarian, of the board of directors of Monmouth University, as well as Val Manzo, Joan Monahan, Saliba Sarsar, and Susan Doctorian, who helped to organize the event. Provost Pear-son introduced Arkun, outlining his prestigious career and wel-coming him to the Monmouth campus.

“We have the special privilege of recognizing this great civiliza-tion,” the Provost said later. “This is a chance to recognize the signif-icance of this alphabet. All great cultures have a language, and it is interesting to see the impact the language has on the culture. Mon-mouth is lucky to foster a warm relationship with the Armenian community and to be able to bring this presentation to our campus.”

Among those in attendance were His Excellency Mr. Armen Martirosyan, the Armenian Am-bassador to the United Nations; His Eminence Archbishop Kha-jag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern); the Very

Armenian Alphabet Anniversary CelebratedTARA SHIRK

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Monmouth University is cur-rently undergoing steps to update its Web site’s appearance and level of interactivity. According to Sar-ah Savarese, Director of Enroll-ment Publications and Commu-nications, the decision was made to change the Web site in order to remain competitive with other

collegiate Web sites, to better suit the needs of students, and better utilize Monmouth’s Web space.

“We’re just so excited about moving forward with a fresh new look,” Savarese said. “The new Web site will be more appealing on a lot of levels. It will be easier to use and friendlier to visit.”

Savarese said the decision to up-date the Web site was “the collab-

orative sentiment of many of the school’s administrative offi ces.” She went on to explain that every-one from President Paul Gaffney to the Board of Trustees agreed that it was time to update the site.

“Once in place, I think that this Web site will give Monmouth Uni-versity a new image to go along with its new tagline, ‘where lead-ers look forward,’” said Kamal T.

New University Web site to be Launched

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Kornegay, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission and a member of both the Long Term Web Committee, in charge of content for the site, and the Short Term Web Committee, in charge of the site’s appearance. “It will give Monmouth a new state-of-the-art appearance that new users will fi nd appealing. With blogs and profi les and the new calendar, they will have a reason to keep coming back.”

A few of the new features Sa-varese and Kornegay mentioned will include an interactive “Meet a Monmouth Student” section, which would allow prospective students to learn about the per-sonalities and interests of actual Monmouth students, blogs fea-turing fi ve Monmouth students, a fully interactive calendar on each page, and breadcrumbs, which are navigational tools used to show the user how they arrived at a spe-cifi c page in the site.

“We are hopeful that by spring the students will return to see a greatly improved site,” said Sava-rese.

Monmouth’s athletics page is also going through an overhaul, according to Kornegay. He says that the new site will be more in-teractive and have an appearance similar to that of a professional sports-news Web site, similar to the look of ESPN.com. The new home for Monmouth sports will be www.muhawks.com.

Savarese stated that choices about how the site would be changed came from data collected in focus groups. She said that the University hired Paskill, Staple-ton and Lord, a marketing and communication fi rm based out of Glenside, Pa., to conduct focus groups about the current Web site and the ways in which it should be changed. For two days this past summer, students, prospective students, parents, guidance coun-selors, and administrators were asked to explain what they liked and didn’t like about this site. She mentioned that Paskill, Stapleton,

and Lord is also the fi rm that is de-signing mockups for the new site.

Students’ opinions about the proposed updates are varied.

“I actually think that, of what I’ve seen, it looks kind of cheesy,” said senior Chris Netta. “It re-minds me of a Web site, which would be trying to entertain the pre-teen set instead of educating adults. On the whole, I would say that it looks far less professional than the older set up. Even the font seems childish. It is a step back-

wards for a school whose image has been lifted recently.”

Senior Gina Abramo expressed a different opinion about the change.

“I think it’s an improvement on what we have now and it’s good to know that MU is trying to keep up with the latest technology,” Abra-mo said.

Much of the content on the new site will come from the old site, ac-cording to Savarese. She explained that the creation and maintenance of new content on the site will be handled by different departments around campus, as it has always been. The Webmaster will be Bob Smith, Monmouth University’s Communications Coordinator for Web Initiatives.

Once the new Web site becomes active it will be accessed through the same domain, www.mon-mouth.edu.

Administration “hopeful” to have site completed for Spring Semester

Reverend Father Mamigon Kiled-jian from St. Stephanos Church in Elberon, NJ; Dr. Samuel Mikae-lian, the Executive Director of the Diocese; and Gilda Kupelian, the inspiration for the exhibit as well as the Coordinator of Armenian Language Education.

Arkun’s presentation served as an impressive highlight of the alphabet exhibit, which ran from November 6 through 9 in Wilson Hall, and featured an impressive display of the Armenian Alphabet, as well as infl uential contributors to its growth.

PHOTO COURTESY of Christopher Sousa

The Anniversary of the Armenian Alphabet was celebrated on Wednesday, November 8.

PHOTO COURTESY of MU

The school’s new Web site (above) is geared toward creating a “new image” as well as updating to a more visually-ap-pealing look.

“It will give Monmouth

a new state-of-the-art

appearance that new users will

find appealing.”KAMAL T. KORNEGAY

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission

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STUDENT SPECIALS

On Wednesday, November 8, “How Ex-Ed Changed My Life” was presented from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Anacon Hall. The event was open to all students seeking information on how to fulfi ll their experiential education credits.

An experiential education ex-perience is required by all majors in order for students to graduate and to gain “real world” learning opportunities. Experiential edu-cation can be fulfi lled by service learning – which is a service proj-ect – studying a semester abroad, cooperative education placement, or an internship.

While at the fair, the students had the opportunity to visit tables and talk to other students, faculty, and professionals. The tables were set up according to majors includ-ing psychology, criminal justice, history/anthropology, political sci-

ence, English, accounting, man-agement, marketing, economics & fi nance, software engineering, social work, music & theatre arts, foreign language, math, educa-tion, special education, and com-munication.

Liz Glynn, campus organizer and a New Jersey Community Wa-

ter Watch employee, was seated at the biology table. She said that her organization, “Offers a vari-ety of opportunities for ex-ed,” including internships in monitor-ing local waterways, organizing cleanups for waterways, public re-lations, and educating about water quality.

R a c h a e l Kurzawa, a busi-ness adminis-tration and ac-counting major, fulfi lled her ex-ed by studying abroad in Aus-tralia during the fall 2005 semes-ter. She volun-teered to speak to students about her experiences and how they can learn more about studying abroad.

“I’m here to let

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Experiential Education Fair Informs CampusStudents share personal accounts of experiences outside of class

other students know that they can do it too,” Kurzawa said. “I enjoy speaking to students at events like these. It gives you good public speaking skills.”

Dr. Kelly Ward, the Faculty Di-rector of Experiential Education, spoke of why it is important to have such an event.

“A lot of students don’t know their options or what their oppor-tunities are and how to fulfi ll ex-eds and ways to go about doing it.

If we don’t have this fair, students would have to go to their depart-ment and say ‘What do I do?’ The fair is less threatening.”

Students who missed the fair or want to gain more information on how to fulfi ll experiential educa-tion requirements for their major should contact the Career Advisor and Planners in their department or visit the experiential education Web site at http://monmouth.edu/academics/lcac/exed.asp.

PHOTO COURTESY OF C. Tiffany Fitzgerald

Students visit various tables set up in Anacon Hall, which were organized based on major.

PHOTO COURTESY OF C. Tiffany Fitzgerald

Professionals and faculty share the many options students have in Experiential Education.

The ballots are in, and a new sena-tor for the state of New Jersey has been chosen based on the November 7 elections. Democrat Robert Menen-dez came out on top with 1,165,596 votes (53.2%), according to a New York Times report.

It was a very close race for Menen-dez, whose main competitor was Re-publican Thomas H. Kean Jr. Howev-er, some may still be wondering, even after the election, who is Menendez?

Menendez was born in New York and currently lives in Hoboken, NJ. He graduated from St. Peter’s Col-lege in 1976 with degrees in political science and urban studies, and went on to receive a law degree from Rut-gers University in 1979.

Throughout his life, Menendez has served many roles. In 1974, he was elected as a school trustee for the Union City Board of Education. In 1978, he was named the board of ed-ucation’s chief fi nancial offi cer, and he served in this position until 1982, according to a CNN.com report.

Menendez became the mayor of Union City in 1986 and held that position until 1992. Furthermore, he was elected to the state Assembly, and served from 1987 to 1991.

The CNN report stated that Menen-dez was elected to the U.S. House in 1992 and was re-elected every term until 2005, when he was chosen to complete the balance of Jon Corzine’s senate term, after the former senator was elected as the governor of New Jersey.

On the Senator’s Web site, http://menendez.senate.gov/, there is a list of issues and legislation he plans to pursue.

Menendez would like to see more equipment for reserve troops (Na-tional Guard) so they are not as vul-nerable.

Furthermore, he voted against the Iraq war and he supports a deadline of July 1, 2007 for redeploying U.S. troops from Iraq.

He hopes to make homeland secu-rity funding based on risk, so that ar-eas that are a target are well protect-ed. He also wants to invest $1 billion in port security technology to prevent future attacks.

He also takes issue with gang-vio-lence and gun laws. In terms of these matters, he plans to create tougher penalties and crack down on vio-lence.

According to his Web site, he is working to make college more af-fordable by improving and expand-ing fi nancial aid, providing loan forgiveness for students who enter public service, and increasing the HOPE tax credit to cover more of the cost of college.

He plans to protect young people from credit card debt by limiting pre-approved solicitations and expanding fi nancial literacy.

Menendez is also encouraging the use of renewable energy by calling on the federal government to obtain at least 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. He wants to raise fuel effi ciency standards, and give tax credits to businesses and homes that use solar energy.

World According to MU: The Election

KATELYN MIRABELLIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The Outlook 5November 15, 2006 THE OUTLOOK

The rainy, melancholy weather on Sunday, November 12, did not damp-en the spirits of the 93 Monmouth University students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma. Founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and, with 353 chapters nationwide and over 900,000 mem-bers, the largest academic honor so-ciety for fi rst-year achievement.

In 1937, Phi Eta Sigma was voted into the Association of College Hon-or Societies and holds the third-oldest membership in that group. The mot-to of Phi Eta Sigma, from the three Greek words on its chest, is “Knowl-edge is Power.”

To be eligible for induction, stu-dents must, in their fi rst full year at their academic institution maintain a 3.5 GPA. Once inducted, students

are members for life. The Monmouth University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, part of Region XIII, has been a chap-ter since October 18, 1987. For the past 19 years, Monmouth students who excelled academically their fresh-man year have been honored with an induction into Phi Eta Sigma.

This year’s induction took place in Wilson Auditorium, which was fi lled to the brim with inductees and proud family members. The elected offi cers of Phi Eta Sigma, President Kacie Hubbs, Vice President Christopher Meyer, Secretary Dana Capozzalo, Treasurer Patrick O’Rourke, and Historian Nikki Pavalonnis, and the adviser, Dr. Golam Mathbor, Associ-ate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, presided over the ceremony, in conjunction with the Honors School.

The induction began with address-es by Hubbs and Dr. Mathbor con-

gratulating both the inductees and their families for the achievement, as only about 10 percent of last year’s freshmen received membership into Phi Eta Sigma.

Pavalonnis then discussed the history of Phi Eta Sigma and Mon-mouth’s chapter, explaining how Phi Eta Sigma recognized the “academic nature of society,” which is the reason it is an academic fraternity. Hubbs, O’Rourke, Capozzalo, and Meyer then detailed the member responsi-bilities, which are to maintain an un-impeachable character through truth, courage, charity, and generosity, to care for and honor the body (consid-ered sacred by Phi Eta Sigma), and to have a vigorous and disciplined mind.

Additionally, the symbols on the crest were explained. The torch atop a book represents scholarship, whereas the pyramid and the star rep-

resent character and a strong body. The chain links all three together, thus symbolizing the necessity for all three (scholarship, character, and body) to be combined.

The candidates then swore an oath to meet these responsibilities and re-ceived an offi cial certifi cate of mem-bership to Phi Eta Sigma. Once all inductees received their certifi cate and signed the register, Dr. Judith Nye, Associate Vice President for The First Year Experience, gave the keynote address. Dr. Nye detailed the importance of leadership and the characteristics necessary to be a good leader. She stated that the three most important aspects of a leader’s per-sonality were honesty, competence, and the ability to look forward and plan for the future.

Dr. Nye then turned Wilson Au-ditorium into a classroom, breaking

the audience of inductees and fam-ily members into three groups to discuss each characteristic. During this discussion, many parents expe-rienced fl ashbacks to their own time in the classroom. The main point of Dr. Nye’s speech was that leaders are judged by both their behavior and choices, which she summed up with a quote by Professor Dumbledore from Harry Potter, “It is our choices that show who we are, far more than our abilities.”

To end the ceremony, Dr. Math-bor seconded Dr. Nye’s statements on leadership. He stated, “A leader is a person who can outstandingly infl uence another person.” The 93 new members of Phi Eta Sigma are those types of leaders. For more in-formation on Phi Eta Sigma, contact Reenie Menditto at 732-263-5308 or go to www.phietasigma.org.

Students Honored for Freshman Achievement

AIMÉE BABBINCOPY EDITOR

Phi Eta Sigma Inducts 93 Into Honor Society

Dangers continued on pg. 5

Technology Seminar Informs Students About Internet

Concerns

PHOTO COURTESY OF Reenie Menditto

Phi Eta Sigma offi cers and faculty advisor induct new members into the honor society on Sunday, November 12. Associate Vice President of The First Year Experience, Dr. Judith Nye was the guest speaker of the event. (pictured front row) Nikki Pavaln-nis, historian; Kacie Hubbs, President; Dana Capozzalo, secretary. (pictured back row) Patrick O’Rourke, treasurer, Dr. Golam Mathbor, Faculty Advisor; Dr. Judith Nye, Guest Speaker and Associate Vice President for The First Year Experience; Christopher Meyer, Vice President.

legal dispute arising from your use, you have agreed to pay for all losses incurred by MySpace and

Facebook. You have also agreed to travel to the State of Cali-fornia to bring action against these compa-nies,” said Professor Maureen Paparella, head of the Informa-tion Technology De-partment.

Students are not the only ones who can log into MySpace and Facebook. Many em-ployers and Universi-ty administrators can access these accounts to look up profi les of employees or students. Any inappropriate be-havior shown on these Web sites is immedi-ately shown to bosses or administrators.

Overall, the semi-nar was deemed a great success. “Yes, I believe it was a suc-cess. A lot of students asked questions at the

end which demonstrated that it was a topic of interest and con-cern,” comments Dr. Barr.

There were about 100 people in the audience, which is a pretty good turn out considering this type of seminar had never been held at Monmouth University be-fore. Many are looking forward to this seminar continuing as well as addressing new Internet precau-tions.

“In the future, we would like to address the psychological as-pects regarding Internet addiction and why people are so attracted to gaming, chat rooms, and blog-ging. We also would address why some people portray themselves as someone different than who they are in reality while online,” says Dr. Barr.

The presentation made many think twice about the kind of in-formation they give out online, and it also made them wonder why more people ignore the dangers of these social Web sites.

“It was really interesting to see the lack of information or aware-ness students have about these so-cial websites. They really just do not seem to understand the threats of MySpace and Facebook,” said freshman Karen Kezmich.

6 The Outlook November 15, 2006OP/ED

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First and foremost, let me just say “Hola!” As you may have guessed, through my not-to-subtle hint, I decided to talk about the importance of foreign languages, las lenguas, if you will, and their importance in today’s society. Let me stop some of you right now. This is not an editorial about “di-versity” per se. We have enough of that on the next two pages. But, I am going to express my particular feelings on the situation. If you care to join me, I’m glad to have you.

I have this friend - well, I have more than one, but for the purpos-es of this I only feel the need to focus on her - and whenever we’re around people of a different cul-ture, she becomes very agitated. In one particular instance, I was unfortunate enough to hear her shout a rude comment to a woman speaking in her native tongue to her children. This upset me great-ly, and therefore, is why I feel it necessary to address it in a public forum in case anyone else feels the same way.

Depending on who you ask, the offi cial language of our country is a fl uid concept. Some say it’s Eng-lish, while others rebut that one doesn’t exist. After researching it on the Internet, I still don’t know. But that doesn’t hurt the issue I’m attempting to highlight.

My message to those like my ig-norant friend is simply this: “Get over it.”

There is a reason why we have to take two semesters of a lan-guage and why public grammar schools are now having kids as young as kindergarten age speak-ing Spanish. It is the way in which

our country is morphing itself. We have always been known as “the melting pot” of the world. Lately, however, I sense a lot of hositility from those I observe and those I interact with on a daily basis.

Some, like my friend, are of the contention that if you don’t speak English, you shouldn’t be allowed in our country. Well then, I am of the belief that if you don’t speak the language of any country, don’t go there. So, kiss goodbye your trips to Europe or Cancun during spring break unless you can con-verse fl uently in every tongue ind-genous to that area.

Sounds a little ridiculous, right? No one should be able to tell us where and where not to go. Ex-actly my point. If people are will-ing, even though they don’t speak our language, to attempt to adapt to the “American” way of living, I say let them. It will be a struggle and, yes, they might very well be ostracized, but that is the choice given to them as soon as they step foot onto our soil.

At this juncture, I feel it neces-sary to specify that I am not talk-ing about those who come to this country illegally or with ill desire. The people I am referring to are immigrants who are not fl uent in English.

Language is part of culture. By telling these people who worked hard to get here that the moment they arrive, they are supposed to forget such a large part of who they are is not only ludicrous but reminiscent of a dictatorship, which America is not.

A portion of the people who em-igrate here, most likely the major-ity, do so to make a better life for themselves and/or their children. As such, they are probably try-ing to learn the way in which the

people here speak and function on a daily basis, just like if an Ameri-can were to move to Japan or Italy or any other country.

We as a country have become spoiled because everyone else has, for the most part, struggled to ac-commodate the form we deem cor-rect. Well, there will come a time when the number of people from foreign lands will outnumber the native Americans, and then what will you do? How will you handle it?

Before you call someone a “stu-pid foreigner,” as I had the dis-pleasure of hearing one day, think about what would happen if the “ideal” situation were reached and no one spoke another language.

There would be no international relations, no imports of overseas products, no world news.

A characteristic of living is to continually react to stimuli and adapt. If no one speaks another language or has knowledge of oth-er cultures, we become an isola-tionist society, doomed to collapse as a result of our pride.

So you have to take a language? It’s just a class. You can choose to get something out of it or not. But the next time you’re in a place where you’re the minority, be it Europe, Asia, or even Spanish Harlem, think about how you feel. Take a long, hard look at the way you have treated others in the past. Most importantly, next time you’re in a situation like that, think about the frustration trying to voice a thought or complaint that no one understands. Lastly, think about the relief you would feel if a per-son, a “native,” came up to you, the “foreigner,” and said hello.

Just think about it. Our ances-tors came here all those years ago. We are the true foreigners.

Joe Keating, Sean Quinn, Jason Allentoff, Chelle Gray, and Kahlil Thomas in the on-air studio during WMCX’s election night special, Election Factor.

The Outlook 7November 15, 2006 OP/ED

BY SUZANNE GUARINO OpinionHave an opinion? Of course you do. So, share it. This is an open forum just for you. Use these pages to air out your viewpoints. You can do so by sending

articles, cartoons, or photos to outlook@monmouth.edu with “opinion” as the subject.

What are some issues regarding MU that you think need to be addressed to our school’s president and the

administration in hopes that a change may come about?

Nicolesophomore

“The students need to embrace the little diversity that does exist within the student body and show understanding of different cultures.”

Motunrayo & Starfreshman & junior

“I think the tuition is a little too high and it’s hard to get programs

for minorities approved here. When we do have minority events, we can’t get the administration to

attend. The process of getting any-thing regarding minority programs approved here takes years. The Greek Advisor is procrastinating

in contacting the organizations. In regards to the recent articles in this section, this school needs to stop

trying to defend itself and fi ght back and instead perhaps just listen to

our needs and concerns and try to help us. We’re not asking for much.

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Mattfreshman

“There should be an ATM on the dorm side of campus. Also,

the Dining Hall or some other food facility where you can use your

meal plan needs to be open later because people have night classes

and can’t eat dinner afterwards because the Dining Hall closes

before 8 p.m. and if we eat early, we’re going to be hungry later when there is nothing open.”

Tranisha,Sheree, Kristina, & Karo-Jaesoph., freshman, soph., junior

“The fact that the issues that students are concerned about are always the same year after year which shows that the administra-

tion isn’t doing anything to change anything. They are trying to

placate us. The Student Speakout event might be a waste of time

because their still not going to do anything. This is not the fi rst open forum we’ve had. There shouldn’t even have to be one because we shouldn’t have to work twice as

hard as other students to get our needs met at this campus. We just

want to be able to be in certain sororities that our parents were in. We shouldn’t just have to join

the Latin sorority. We should have choices too.”

What They Failed to Mention: A Rebuttal to “A Lack of Diversity”

JESSICA BROWNCONTRIBUTING WRITER

In an opinion article written by Rashaun Jarvis, published in the November 1 edition of The Out-look, Rashaun expressed his gen-uine feelings about his (and many others) feelings of disenfranchise-ment as a minority at Monmouth University. I agree with Rashaun, there is a lack of diversity here. Furthermore, I fi nd it rather upset-ting and disheartening to fi nd that Outlook staff writer Kevin North has written-off Rashaun’s expres-sion of feelings as “comments simply meant to be racially p o l a r i z i n g .” Rashaun clearly stated in his ar-ticle that, “this issue is so much bigger than just race and color”, but I guess Kev-in, somehow, overlooked this statement or just chose not to acknowledge it as truth. So as Kevin said about Rashaun’s comments, I too fi nd Kevin’s comments to be “ignorant and offensive and I hope others on campus do too.”

As for there being more than two minority Greek organizations on this campus, what are they? I, as well as the rest of the minority population that is interested in be-ing a member of a Greek organiza-tion know very well that there are only two minority Greek organi-zations on this campus. Several of my peers, as well as I, have gone to great lengths to get another mi-nority organization on this cam-pus. I am very aware of what this campus has to offer in the area of Greek life. For the record there are only two (one male, one female) functioning minority Greek or-ganizations at Monmouth Univer-sity. Should we be satisfi ed with that? According to Kevin North, he doesn’t see a problem with this. So let me understand this: it is okay that there are only two (not four, as previously stated by Kev-in) Greek organizations that cater to the needs of minorities because the minority population is small in number. That viewpoint can be seen as good old fashion “tyranny of the majority.” Yes there may be a small number of minorities on this campus but that is not to say that we are all interested in the same forms of Greek life, nor that any two organizations represent the exact values or interests. So why should we have to settle for what Monmouth chooses to offer. As a minority on this campus am I forced to settle for a group I have no interest in just because the ma-jority says there are not enough of us for consideration of an addi-tional organization.

I feel that, as minorities, we are often forced to make compromis-es, not choices, at Monmouth. We cannot choose the genre of music we listen to on WMCX, we settle

for what is allowed to air. Honest-ly, I don’t know about anyone else but I am tired of always having to settle. In 2006, at a university in the United States, why should I al-ways have to settle? I pay as much money to go to this University as the next student and consider my-self to be a valuable member of the student body so I, too, deserve to have the University cater to or consider all of my interests.

In reference to the fact that the Dr. King visit was recently added to the tour script, all I have to say is that it took long enough.

I am glad the University has taken this step in the right di-rection. I guess after 40 years it became more evident that Martin Luther King Jr. speak-ing at this in-stitution is just as important as the fi lming of Annie taking place here. It only took a few

students, including me, to bring it to the attention of the University. I am glad it has been done now but at the same time it should have been done anyway, so its inclusion is not an accomplishment, just a step in the right direction.

Rashaun also mentioned that Monmouth does not do enough for the neighboring communities such as Asbury Park, Long Branch, and Neptune. In my opinion, he is cor-rect. Maybe Monmouth is begin-ning to reach out now but there is a lot to be done. As a University I feel that there is a moral obliga-tion to help those around us. We want to encourage the local kids to graduate from high school and continue on to college. How can we do that if we do not even com-municate with those students? We have students here from Califor-nia but we cannot get students from right in our own backyard. This should be a cause for alarm to anyone remotely interested in diversifying Monmouth Univer-sity. Why is it taking this long to reach out? Why aren’t there more students from the surrounding neighborhoods attending Mon-mouth? Shouldn’t they be encour-aged to consider Monmouth as the institution at which they can further their education. As if it would not benefi t the University as well as the community.

Kevin North’s article called upon Rashaun to become involved in organizations that look to fur-ther diversify Monmouth Uni-versity. On this matter it is clear that Kevin is guilty of the same offense he accuses Rashaun of; he did not do his research on this subject. Had he done his research he would have seen that Rashaun held the positions of historian and vice president of the African American Student Union. He is also still a member of the African American Student Union and Na-tional Council of Negro Women.

His role in these organizations can be considered active at the least. Rashaun is also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. His fra-ternity, although not recognized by Monmouth University, does a lot for the diversifi cation of this university. They are as active as they are permitted to be on this campus.

What truly sparked me to write this article was something Kevin said in his closing statement. “Dr. King was subjected to more rac-ism than Rashaun probably ever will, yet he never lowered himself to the level of making baseless claims about secret slave conspir-acies the way Rashaun has.” Are you kidding me? First and fore-most, I fi nd that statement to be highly disrespectful. Are you to suggest that there need be a cer-tain level of racism reached before concerned students are allowed to voice their opinions and feelings? Was Rashaun supposed to have the water hose turned on him be-fore he is allowed to speak? Was Dr. King not able to speak on what he saw and thought wrong until he reached some racism quota? Was the racism Dr. King experienced a more change-worthy cause than the racism experienced by minori-ties of today? News fl ash: racism is racism and it is wrong regardless of what level it is on. That state-ment was by far one of the most absurd and ignorant things I have ever heard at this campus. The sad part is the person who made the statement obviously does not know better and was so quick to call someone else’s statements, based on personal accounts, in-fl ammatory. If what Rashaun said was considered infl ammatory, then what can we consider Kevin’s statement to be?

I do not expect the majority to understand the plight of the mi-nority and it would be a foolish as-sumption to think that they would. How could one truly understand the effects of something if they never experienced that thing? I could not tell you about the plight of migrant workers in America and furthermore it would be fool-ish of me to even comment on their plight because I cannot begin to speak of things I know nothing about, it tends to keep one’s foot out of one’s mouth. Who would I be to tell someone that speaking on their experience was simply infl ammatory and they aren’t truly trying to be a part of the solution,

but really they are just trying to stir people up? If someone does not come forth to expose a problem or speak on it, then no solution can even begin to be discussed. Even if the statements came across as in-fl ammatory, maybe they needed to be. Maybe things need to get a lit-tle stirred up so there can be some change. You cannot make cake un-til you stir the batter, right?

I feel that Kevin’s response to Rashaun’s article had a conde-scending tone and was very dis-respectful not only to Rashaun, but to myself and other minorities on this campus. One would have thought that being a staff writer would somehow leave you inclined to think before you speak or in this case, write. Kevin is very unaware of the experience that the many members of the minority popu-lation have had on this campus. Perhaps he should have taken the time to inquire with them before rebutting the comments of one its respected members and leaders. How could he possibly know what it is to be the only African Ameri-can student in a classroom? That being said, how could he comment on Rashaun’s statements and call them infl ammatory?

As a member of the minor-ity population, someone who has experienced what Rashaun wrote about, it is my opinion that Rashaun’s article was an accurate depiction of the lack of diversity on this campus and how it creates an uncomfortable atmosphere for those who are part of the disen-franchised group.

I hope Rashaun’s suggestion of having a forum with students, faculty and administration is truly taking into consideration. I think it is important for us to be able to see the faces of those making the

decisions as well as those affected or excluded by those decisions. I always believed that the college experience was meant to be an enlightening one. The only thing I have been enlightened to is the fact that in 2006 we still remain with many of the same problems that Dr. King spoke about in 1966. This was made very evident to me after reading the responses to Rashaun’s article. If Rashaun’s article was seen as infl ammatory and offensive, then I say: good. I hope my article will also be looked at in that same light. Sometimes it takes some friction and some peo-ple getting offended for a change to come about.

If someone does not come forth to expose a problem or speak

on it, then no solution can even begin to be discussed...

Maybe things need to get a little stirred up so there can be some change. You cannot make cake until you stir the batter, right?

I feel that, as minorities,

we are often forced to make compromises, not choices, at

Monmouth.

Coreysuper senior

“It’s a little ridiculous that I got carded while tailgating at Home-comming because I am of age and what other college in the

nation does that? I don’t want to be hassled on the one day where I can relax and enjoy myself on

campus.”

8 The Outlook November 15, 2006OP/ED

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“I love Thanksgiving turkey.. it’s the only time in Los Angeles that you

see natural breasts.”-Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Do not get tired of do-ing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at

the appropriate time.”-Galatians 6:9

“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that

would suffi ce.”-Meister Eckhart

“I have learnt silence from the talkative, tolera-tion from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrate-

ful to these teachers.”-Kahlil Gibran

“As we express our grati-tude, we must never forget that the highest apprecia-tion is not to utter words,

but to live by them.”-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Diversity Response

A lot of questions have been raised recently regarding diversity in many forms on campus. I want to take this opportunity to point out some of the initiatives within the Offi ce of Stu-dent Activities that refl ect upon the writers’ comments.

The Offi ce of Student Activities has been sponsoring the Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Children’s Fes-tival for the last two years and is in the planning process for the 2007 program. This program educates elementary school children on the works and legacy of Dr. King and encourages them to follow in his footsteps through volunteerism. Each year, our student organizations have been outstanding in develop-ing booths for the children. Local schools are thrilled with the event. We invite our University student groups to participate again this year.

People may also nominate others for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unsung Hero Award that our offi ce coordinates. This award recognizes individuals for carrying on the spirit of Dr. King’s work and following in his footsteps of service. These awards will be given out at our an-nual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Celebration.

While there are only two Greek organizations within our Multicul-tural Greek Council (MGC), we are actively trying to contact three his-torically Black Greek sororities in which students have expressed an interest. Only one has expressed a possible interest so far. We also have interest in bringing back a histori-cally Black Greek fraternity that was once at Monmouth.

Bringing on a new Greek orga-nization requires a four way com-mitment: the interested students, the student run Greek council un-der which the group would fall, the University, and the national offi ce of the Greek organization. While a national Greek organization should easily meet any requirements that the University has, the interest group

Politically Alienated YouthJASON MORLEY

STAFF WRITER

In a time that a bleeding heart has become so cliché that it may well be a fashion accessory for many youths and people register-ing as republicans run the risk of being lumped in with an overtly self-righteous right, students are becoming more alienated by pun-dit politics than ever before.

How anyone is able to agree to align with any party in today’s so-ciety is mind-boggling. Every is-sue is made into partisan politics because it could swing votes. No one with a moderate viewpoint can gain enough of support from either of the two major parties to actually win a presidential primary. Is any-one else tired of feeling politically moderate by default and just afraid to go it alone? Is anyone else tired of having to pick between the less-er of two evils, or vote for some-one who is not even going to win one nod from the Electoral Col-lege (I know it is never considered throwing away your vote, but let’s be honest about the chances)?

In reality, all government seems to be getting far too involved in my daily life for my liking. Lib-erals are ignorant to inevitable economic globalization and the necessity by our country to func-

tion as a military power in the world. New-age hippies and Marx-ists whine and moan about issues that even bi-partisanship can’t ever seem to solve. Just so people know, Democrats who run for of-fi ces are usually just as discon-nected from the average American as Republicans. That’s right, gated communities are not a partisan is-sue. There is also little doubt in my mind that Thomas Jefferson would be ashamed if he heard about the economic policies perpetrated by tree-huggers and couch potatoes.

Not so fast! You didn’t think that I’d actually hold one side ac-countable and not the other…I’m not some bias cable news network. The cloistered rightwing is so ex-tremely conservative that the Bill of Rights is being treated like tin-der for some elitist fi replace being used to smoke out every bit of legal privacy I have left. Beyond that, religion and politics in America are supposed to mix about as well as oil and water, but they seem to mix more like peanut butter and jelly on a piece of uptight Republi-can-brand white bread.

So are we burning the fl ag or burning the Constitution? Why are these the only two options? What if you are like most people and agree with some issues, could go either way on others, and can’t

see eye-to-eye on why in the heck my tax dollars are paying for a bunch of stuffed shirts to bicker over whether two people of the same sex can be as likely to end up in a divorce as every other hetero-sexual marriage in our country is?

Politicians are hard to like. There are the ones that are too fake or too clean cut and seem like they belong in politics, but it would be nice to get some regular guys (or ladies) in offi ce. But regular guys aren’t spotless enough to get into offi ce, offi cials are supposed to honest and admirable. Their back-ground checks should be devoid of any aspect of sex, youthful ju-bilance, drugs and alcohol, fun,

controversy, logical thought, hu-mor, red meat, mismatched socks, etc…but I digress.

There are an infi nite number of reasons why the public is dejected and mentally exhausted by politics and modern media. So, who’s re-sponsible? Is it the government’s fault for pushing us away with scandal and clouding issues so badly? Or is it our fault for giv-ing in to double-talking double-breasted suits and slight of hand? The answer: it doesn’t matter. Being alienated from both sides is easy. Being ambidextrous and making conscious decisions about both is not. Do it anyway! Get in-volved, and get aware.

must apply for interest status with the appropriate student govern-ing council. Each of these student councils (the IFC, PHC and MGC) has expansion policies that were de-veloped by students to accept a new Greek organization. The intention was not to limit the number of or-ganizations that come, but to make sure the proper support and structure was there for the groups to thrive in the long run.

In addition to this, the national Greek organization must want to come to Monmouth. National orga-nizations have their own minimum number of people that they expect to start a group, and a minimum GPA that they want each person to have. They also look at the population from which the group can draw members. Sometimes they require that one of their alumni chapters must oversee the intake of the new group and will only commit to taking on the student group if a local alumni chapter ap-proves. National headquarters ex-pend a lot of time and effort to bring a new group, so they want to make sure that their time will be invested well.

Finally, we are also researching how other schools work with city-wide chapters, as we have students in the “city-wide” Omega Psi Phi fraternity. This fraternity has been granted approval to have interest meetings but is not currently in the Monmouth University Greek sys-tem. Finding a way to accommodate city-wide chapters may open other options for our students.

The writer of the original diversi-ty article made several good points. The Offi ce of Student Activities is committed to working with students interested in forming new groups to enhance their undergraduate experi-ence, and we will continue to do so. I hope that this information helps to clarify what is being done in the stu-dent activities area.

Amy BellinaDirector of Student Activities

November 15, 2006 THE OUTLOOK The Outlook 9

November 15, 2006 UNIVERSITY NEWS The Outlook 10

PHOTOS COURTESY OF Alex Abragamov

PHOTOS COURTESY of Alex Abragamov

What is the SAB’s latest hit? Many students would say the Bos-ton weekend trip. The Student Ac-tivities Board sponsored the week-end trip from Friday, November 10 to Sunday, November 12. For $80 each, about fi fty Monmouth stu-dents and friends received round trip busing, hotel accommodations, and weekend train passes. Stephen Ficalora, the Travel and Tour Chair for the SAB, has been planning the Boston trip for a while.

“We started making plans for this trip at the end of last year and dur-ing the summer,” said Ficalora.

The weekend was to be enjoyed at everyone’s leisure. There were no schedules or itineraries to follow, just freedom and adventure. Boston is known for its amazing museums, wonderful seafood, exciting night-life, and historic charm. On Satur-day, a Veteran’s Day Parade fi lled the streets with participants and onlookers who where there to com-memorate the day. The weather was beautiful, and many took advantage of the day, including SAB President Christine Schumann.

“On Saturday, we went to the Old North Church, walked around Quin-cy Market, and Faneuil Hall, walked around the Boston Commons, went to the Prudential Center, and then went back to Fanueil Hall at night,” said Schumann.

Quincy Market is a great spot to shop and eat, with well over 50 places to eat. Foods in the Market range from Indian to American and everything in between. The mar-ket even has a replica Cheers Bar, called Sam’s Café, where everyone knows your name. The city of Bos-ton has many opportunities for just about everyone. The Marketplace

has stores like Coach, Urban Outfi tters, and the Discovery Channel Store. Inside, there are kiosks lined up that offer tour-ists everything from Red Sox memorabilia to handmade jew-elry. On Newberry Street, they offer shopping to the elite, with stores including Valentino, Cha-nel, and Juicy Couture. Jill Ban-holzer, SAB Vive President of Major Events, took part in her own touring.

“On the trip, the group of peo-ple I hung out with met up with some friends from Boston and got our own private tour of the city. We did some things, such as go to a very cool restaurant Fire and Ice, do part of the Freedom Trail, and visit places like Quin-cy Market, Boston Commons, and Harvard Square,” said Ban-holzer.

Unfortunately, rain greeted Boston on Sunday, but that did not stop the touring. The New England Aquarium was packed with tourists on the rainy day. The bus left Boston at 3 p.m. for Monmouth, and many stayed out right up until then.

Overall, the weekend was a great way to get away from work and the campus, and see a city some had not seen before. The SAB offers trips like Bos-ton because of its advantages to Monmouth students. “I think it’s great the SAB does so much. With travel and tour, we can plan great trips off campus and bring the students to such a wide vari-ety of places,” said Ficalora.

“The trip went great and every-one cooperated very well. I hope that everyone who went enjoyed themselves and will participate in other SAB trips and events,” said Schumann.

SAB Sponsors Overnight Trip to

BostonJACQUELYN BODMER

STAFF WRITER

Industry experts, vendors, clean energy leaders and advocates will be onsite at Monmouth Univer-sity - recently recognized as New Jersey’s Clean Energy School of the Year - on Monday, November 13th to celebrate the installation of a 455 kW solar installation and to highlight the growth of New Jersey’s solar market as the fastest growing solar market in the country. Stakeholders are invited to participate in a Solar Roundtable Discussion to consider transition of the state’s solar market from a rebate-based system to a REC (Renewable Energy Certifi cate)-based fi nancing system.

Long recognized as the fastest growing solar market in the country, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and its Offi ce of Clean Energy are facilitating a “Solar Roundtable Discussion” to share updates and insights about the future of New Jersey’s solar market.

NEW JERSEY CELEBRATES CLEAN ENERGY MILESTONE

PHOTO COURTESY OF Katharine Skuback

On November 13, Monmouth Univer-sity celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of the solar panels in front of Bey Hall. (left)Nancy Fedoras presenting the award to President Gaffney and Vice President Patricia Swannack

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Monmouth University Hosts Roundtable Event to Discuss Future Of NewJersey’s Solar Market

11 The Outlook November 15, 2006ENTERTAINMENT

As the whole world knows by now, a miracle has happened, and Britney Spears has fi nally fi led for divorce from Kevin Federline.

According to their prenuptial agreement, K-Fed will receive $30,000 a month for a period of time that is half the time they have been married, and any gift worth more than $10,000 has to be given back to the original purchaser.

An interesting clause in their agreement is any money made off of their wedding photos and baby photos will be divided equally. Since no photos of new baby,

KRISTEN RENDAENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Hollywood HappeningsJayden James have been sold yet, it is rumored that Spears is in the process of giving them away for free so Federline will get nothing.

Speaking of babies, Tobey Ma-guire became a daddy on Thurs-day night. He and fi ancé Jennifer Meyer welcomed a baby girl into the world. Congratulations to the new parents!

One more Hollywood couple is on the verge of calling it quits. Scarlett Johannsson and Josh Hartnett are rumored to be on the rocks. According to a source close to the couple, Johansson and Hart-nett have been constantly fi ghting, and she is always mad at him. The fact that Josh Hartnett is current-

ly fi lming in New Zealand, while she is in London, is most certainly not helping their rela-tionship problems either.

That’s all the gossip I have for you this week. Make sure you read more next week to fi nd out all the juiciest gossip on your favorite celebs. Why? Be-cause their lives are just…better.

PHOTO COURTESY of yahoo.com

K-Fed and Britney Spears have offi cially called it quits, but Britney’s fi nancial obligation to Kevin isn’t over yet.

Imagine it being 1988 and you go to see Eddie Murphy in Com-ing to America. Now imagine Ed-die Murphy is actually an Israeli pretending to be Middle Eastern. Instead of coming to Queens to fi nd a wife, he goes to Los Ange-les to marry Pamela Anderson.

For the moment, visualize hav-ing just fi nished a triple dose of happy hour at your favorite pub. If you have been able to take this all in, you have a pretty good idea of what it is like sitting in the movie theater watching 20th Century Fox’s new hit fi lm, Borat.

Borat, which is based on a char-acter from the hit HBO comedy series, Da Ali G Show, is co-writ-ten by and stars Sacha Baron Co-hen. The movie focuses on the hilarious situations encountered by Kazakhstan native and TV personality Borat Sagdiyev as he travels across America creating a documentary to bring home.

From the moment the fi lm be-gins until the end of the credits,

Borat pokes fun at almost every race, culture, government, and circumstance imaginable.

Cohen seems to take extra joy in making fun of his own reli-gion, Judaism. With scenes like “the Running of the Jews,” go-ing to get guns to protect against them, or throwing dollar bills at roaches he believes are Jews; it would seem like Cohen went overboard to justify making fun of everything else.

Going into the fi lm, I suspected the theater would be fi lled with strictly high school and college students. However, as I watched people pile into the theater, it was evident that the hype gener-ated by the picture was univer-sal. The majority of the theater was fi lled with patrons best de-scribed as 20 years of age and over, with a large number clearly in their 40s and 50s. Yet, with each rant and off-color joke that left Borat’s mouth, the laughs in the theater were just as loud, if not louder than would be seen in a room full of teenagers.

I don’t know if it’s comedic genius, or just an overabun-dance of free time that en-abled Cohen to create a mov-ie that goes against every moral and ethical philos-ophy that par-ents teach to their children. Whatever the case, each scene blended together as perfectly as lat-kas and apple

sauce, and in the end formed what many will consider along with Cad-dyshack and Animal House as one of the funniest fi lms of all-time.

While many critics, including myself, may fi nd this comparison to be a stretch, it does stand to ques-tion what makes a comedy one of the best ever. If your criterion for a great comedy is a fi lm that is groundbreaking and sets rules for comedies to follow, then Borat may not fi t in that category. However, if you are looking for a fl im that has you laughing non-stop from start to fi nish, and it doesn’t matter what content gets you there, then Borat does have a claim at one of the top comedies ever.

In terms of the fi lm itself, there were many highlights. Being an un-knowing participant in a gay pride parade, sleeping with his sister, poking constant fun at people that have retardation, washing his face in the toilet, and his numerous en-counters with prostitutes are just a few of the things you can expect from this fi lm.

Another thing to be expected is to hear quotes from the fi lm recited more frequently on campuses then Napoleon Dynamite or Wayne’s World. With catch phrases such as “I like you,” “Why you call the police?” “Did the retard escape?,” “Do not try to shrink me gypsy,” and “What’s up wit’ it Vanilla face,” among others, Borat is chock full of juicy material.

For all the non-stop laughter, one should be advised that if you are easily offended or are under the age of 18, this fi lm is not for you.

In David Hasselhoff’s song, “Is Everybody Happy,” he sings, “Is everybody happy, we’re gonna have us some fun.” Well, if you hung out with Borat for two hours, you’d have fun, too.

Kazakhstan to AmericaDANIEL ROTHEDITOR AT LARGE

PHOTO COURTESY of rottentomatoes.com

Borat challenges every moral and ethical philosophy we have been taught.

Another movie about magic is out, and now you’re probably saying “When did the next ‘Harry Potter’ come out?” The Prestige is, in truth, about as far from “Harry Potter” as you can get. The Prestige is a story about two magicians -- one Alfred Borden, played by Chris-tian Bale, and the other Robert Angier, played by Hugh Jackman.

At one point in time, they were friends. But, because of a horrible accident, they are now enemies battling to be the best magician in town. Throughout the fi lm, a magician’s assistant, Olivia Wenscombe, played by Scarlett Johannsson, helps both of the magicians fuel their competition between one another.

Also making an appearance is Michael Caine, playing a producer-like role named Cutter for Robert Angier. He adds just another level of stardom to the movie.

As the story progresses, each magician tries to top the other in terms of who can get the largest audience and who can have the most amazing magic trick. Each magician tries not only to steal the other’s tricks, but to make that trick better than it was when used by their enemy. Ending with a surprising and exciting fi nish, this star-laden movie has what it takes.

If you are looking for a great movie with an exceptional cast of stars, then this is a movie for you.

CHRISTOPHER SOUSACONTRIBUTING WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY of rottentomatoes.com

Olivia Wenscombe (played by Scarlett Johannsson) keeps the battle between the feuding magicans by play-ing both sides.

Fierce Feud

In Brooke Hogan’s fi rst single “About Us”, she complains “How’s a girl to breathe with all the me-dia staring down my mouth/ With a four-inch lens, I just wanna hit the mall with some of my friends.” This is quite contradictory, since she is best known for displaying her family’s personal life on their hit reality show “Hogan Knows Best”. Terry “Hulk” Hogan’s eigh-teen-year-old daughter, Brooke, is attempting to blaze her way in the world of music, riding the coat-tails of the show’s success..

During season two of the show, we saw Hulk and his wife Linda prepare their daughter for success. Basically working as a weekly 30 minute commercial promoting her album, the show offers an in-depth look into the world of a young girl taking ad-vantage of her father’s success to gradually develop her own fame. From insisting that she practice and rehearse on a daily basis to teaching her to be responsible, both of her parents have taken a dynamic role in helping to make Brooke’s dream to be a singer come true.

Brooke is the fi rst artist to sign with SMC (Storch Music Com-pany), which is headed by pro-ducer Scott Storch and is execu-tive produced by Cecile Barker (CEO of SoBe Entertainment). Undiscovered, her debut album that dropped October 24, en-compasses pop/hip-hop ear can-dy featuring collaborations with Beenie Man, Nelly Furtado, and Paul Wall. “About Us” has al-ready made its way to the num-ber one spot on VH1’s VSpot Top 20 Countdown, which defi nitely does not come as a big surprise considering that is the exact sta-tion her family’s reality show re-sides on.

The music video, directed by

A Singing HoganJENNY GOLDEN

STAFF WRITER

Malcolm Jones and executive pro-duced by Dave Meyers, includes Brooke speak-singing, gyrating, and showing off her tanned and toned physique while making subtle yet intentional seductive faces at the camera.

Because Hogan lacks any distinct talent, hides behind heavy makeup, and has absolutely nothing of her own to add, what results is almost mimicry. With her Britney Spears-style vocals, “Next Time” sounds like Beyonce’s “Naughty Girl;” and “My Space” is almost the same as Ciara’s “1, 2 Step.” She hits some fairly high notes, which sounds de-cent yet slightly strained. Love You, Hate You is pretty good song with an old school feel to it but it’s really the production that makes it a better song than most of the other tracks. Certifi ed is yet another concrete tune but it is only on the version of the album with the “bonus track.”

The album clearly refl ects the type of music Kelly Clarkson per-formed on Breakaway, with the only discrepancy being that Kelly Clarkson sang the hell out of every song on that album, while Brooke Hogan most defi nitely does not have the vocal talent Clarkson has.

The potential for success is there, but Hogan requires either more vo-cal training or a producer who can conceal her inconsistencies.

PHOTO COURTESY of amazon.com

Brooke HoganUndiscoveredSMC/SoBe Records 2006

The Prestige

November 15, 2006EntErtainmEnt12 The Outlook The Outlook 12

Music and politics are constantly crossing paths. Whether pro-testing something, attempting to make the mainstream music audi-ence aware of events or ideas otherwise unknown, or pushing the limits of censorship (sex, drugs, violence, language), many songs have been made with social and political motives.

Still, others are made without such motives, but become politi-cally relevant in ways that were not intended. Here’s a few that definitely made ‘noise’ (pun intended) as more than just music.

Politically Charged Hits

• Billy Joel – “We Didn’t Start the Fire”• Tupac – “Changes”• Prince- “Darling Nikki”• U2 – “Sunday Bloody Sunday”• Public Enemy – “Fight the Power”• Dead Kennedys – “Holiday in Cambodia”• Sonic Youth – “Youth Against Fascism”• Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five – “The Message”• Bob Dyaln – “The Times They Are a Changin’”

Next Week: “Club music, it’s more than just techno…”

Concert Alert:

On Wednesday, November 22, the Baronet Theater in Asbury Park will host the Thanksgiving Eve Concert for Kids to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County. The

event is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. with performances by the 17-year-old pop/rock signing sensation Amanda Cashman as well as

Monmouth University’s own Jack Lawless. He will be performing with progressive rock group Dixie Lyon.

All proceeds will go directly to support the Boys and Girls Club in Asbury.

Diggin’ in the Crate

Lyric Lounge“I waited for the light to come /

to change my life,” is exactly what we have been waiting for with the release of Senses Fail’s new CD, Still Searching. And were these expectations met! Senses Fail definitely had some maturing to do since the release of their al-bum, Let It Enfold You, in 2004. The New Jersey-based band has grown up, beyond monotonous high-school melodies and sim-plistic songwriting. Senses Fail embraced their strengths with this album and abandoned their weak-nesses from their former album.

Still Searching may be a bit in-tense and over-exaggerated lyri-cally, but it excels musically so that the listener can hear virtu-ally no impurity within the album. The songs seem to bleed into one another, from hardcore to somber melodies for a rounded sound. The band may be able to develop a fan-base with this disc. This al-bum could hold the anthem for the upcoming break. As their older album states, let it enfold you, and listen with an open mind.

Move over Hot Hot Heat! There’s a new dance-rock band on the block. With the release of their new album, Teenage Graffiti, The Pink Spiders definitely make us put on our dancin’ shoes. The band originates from New York City and embraces city life in the album’s lyrics. “These pretty girls and these Manhattan apart-ments… If you dance all night you’re gonna be loved,” shouts lead singer, Matt Friction. Those kids who are too cool to accept a band headed mainstream seem to be having a bit of a problem with them because of their similar-ity to dance-rock groups such as Rooney. Despite the nay-sayers, the Pink Spiders seem to have no problem hitting the music scene with their single moving up the charts with airplay on the radio and MTV. For some, the upbeat sound may be just another catchy tune to have stuck in their head in-stantly. The funny thing is- that’s exactly why we like it. It’s catchy and something we can dance to. Soon, we will be hearing this blar-ing out from behind the girl’s suite doors instead of “Beating Hearts Baby.” How tired.

Lions, Tigers, and Gerard Way- oh my! Come one, come all, be-cause this album will definitely make you feel like you’re at the circus. After waiting two years to release a new CD, My Chemi-cal Romance released their new album, The Black Parade, with much confidence. The album is much more sophisticated than their earlier albums. However, listen-ers fear that they may be drifting away from their roots. My Chemi-cal Romance may actually be falling into the mainstream hole, where they begin to sound, once again, like something we’ve al-ready heard before. This could be both a good thing and a bad thing. Good thing -- who doesn’t love Queen and anything influenced by their music? Bad thing -- we were looking for something new and different with this album.

With their usual pasty-white makeup and black eyeliner, My Chemical Romance will continue to weird us all out and warm our hearts with their estranged circus act of a band. If you’re a fan, check out the CD -- it’s worth your time.

photo courtesy of amazon.com

Senses FailStill SearchingVagrant Records 2006

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Pink SpidersTeenage GraffitiGeffen Records 2006

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My Chemical RomanceThe Black ParadeReprise 2006

There’s one trend that’s ever-present in the music spectrum of pop-punk: you can never grow up. Such is the dilemma facing pio-neers New Found Glory, who have been fighting an uphill battle to break from those two words that have pigeonholed them to an as-sociation with cheesy laments of heartache and teenage romance. Their latest CD, Coming Home, shows the ongoing struggle the Coral Springs, Florida natives have been trying to break free from. Still, as the time-honored quote says: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

In comparison to their recent releases, the band has developed a better sense of recording mod-esty. More importantly, this album shows an attempt New Found Glo-ry takes in maturing and grow-ing up from their skateboard and scraped kneed past. Is it in their decision to drop Neal Avron, the producer of their previous three albums? Or, is it in the band’s new collaboration with Thom Panun-zio, famous for his work with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Ozzy Osbourne? Regardless of the reason, “Coming Home” acts as effort to show a much deeper side of the band, succeeding in some respect, and falling drasti-cally short on others.

One notable aspect of the over-all sound of the tracks on the CD is its un-doctored/auto-tuned/over tracked refinement that many pop acts have becoming increasingly dependant on. It appears that lead singer Jordan Pundik abandoned the use of overly double-tracked vocals, a move that drastically improves the quality and tone of his voice. Though still somewhat whiney sounding, Coming Home has shown a dramatic improve-ment in Pundit, as if he stopped pinching his nose while singing, and found a new sense of confi-dence in his natural vocal abili-ties.

If you’re looking for thought-provoking, deep, or non-love re-lated lyrics, you may want to look elsewhere. Lyrically, New Found Glory has produced the same top-ics that long-time fans have come to expect. Remember, the overrid-ing motive of the CD is minimal-ism. Coming Home is the band’s apology for Catalyst, a record in which the band did too much, pro-ducing little substance.

Besides using keyboards, per-cussion, and a triangle, the album is otherwise barebones, stripped from overly-annoying synthesiz-ers and full orchestral sections. Likewise, the lyrics are not drip-ping with never-ending meta-phors or unimaginative imagery. Pundik shows that messages with fewer words can still get the same

message across, but more effec-tively. Sure, the stories he tells are still pop-punk clichés, but at least they’re more to the point, and less

drawn out. And what better way to create lasting songs that people will remember than trimming down the fat and leaving the white meat? Background vocals were provided by the Dupree sisters, who are more commonly known for their musical styling in the band Eisley.

Instrumentally, New Found Glory’s boasts a much cleaner, or-ganized tonal sound. Even though they do employ secondary instru-ments in many of their songs, it mixes well into the overall presen-tation. Drummer Cyrus Bolooki gets the recognition as the more talented member of the band, having his drum sound and play-ing represented the best on this album than previous ones. How-ever, the guitars and bass have also been improved tremendous-ly on Coming Home. Overdrive and distortion guitar parts sound much crisper, while many lead or

A New Found Simplicitysolo parts, though few in number, are extremely clean and distinct. Even in previous recordings, bass-ist Ian Grushka has always sound-ed great, and continues to do so on this album, maintain to a deep, un-twangy bass sound. Still, with all these refinements, listeners won’t find too many intricacies or flow-ing parts, and probably will not from New Found Glory. The band has staked its claim in delivering driving progressions, which lends much of its support to its focus on Pundik’s vocals.

Although an incredibly honest attempt to show the world that they are ready to be taken much more seriously, New Found Glory still has a long way to go. Com-ing Home is much more listener friendly, not bogging down the lis-tener with overproduced tracks or long-winded monotony. However, despite refining the quality of their recordings, stripping down their production to bare necessities, and adding simplifying the integrity of their lyrics, one thing remains: it’s still pop-punk.

It’s evident that the band has taken supreme command of the genre, arguably noted as one of the most popular mainstream pop-punk bands of the last decade (with the exception of Blink-182). Where long-time fans will love this album, New Found Glory will not be converting too many critics to the genre without a fight.photo courtesy of yahoo.com

New Found Glory is back with a slightly new sound.

Although an incredibly honest

attempt...New Found Glory still has

a long way to go.

WESLEY CHINNEWS EDITOR

LINDSEY STEINWANDSTaff WRITER

JASON MORLEYSTaff WRITER

The Outlook 13November 15, 2006 The OuTlOOk

Photos Courtesy of Diana Vasquez and Charles Akpan

African American Student Union Hosts 37th Annual Fashion Show

Michael MartinStaff writer

“And now for something complete-ly different.” (Monty Python 6.34)

The fingers on my left hand ache. It hurts to make a fist. My right arm feels like I just arm-wrestled Chuck Norris for four hours. The wrist seems to be broken. I just played Guitar Hero 2.

As soon as I turn on the game, a feeling comes over me matched only by its predecessor. I personally do not play guitar, but I love music (ob-viously) and have always wanted to start a band. Guitar Hero gave me the chance to feel like a rock star, and I immediately fell in love with it. It became a hit with my entire family; my dad became obsessed, my broth-er played for hours on end, and my mom even gave it a shot. There are four settings to the game- easy, me-dium, hard, and expert. As my dad and I struggle to beat hard mode, by brother clears the game on expert in a day. Watching him shred up the gui-tar controller makes me green and I want to be able to beat him just once.

weren’t able to acquire the first time around, and the outcome in ridiculous. In a good way. Megadeth makes a re-turn with Hangar 18, which I am very excited about. Besides that, the game features all new bands and enough va-riety of great music to get any man with a soul excited over. Bands range from classics like Motley Crue, Kiss, Kansas, Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Aeros-mith, and Rush to more recent treasures like Rage Against The Machine, Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, Foo Fight-ers, and Wolfmother. The final song you must pass to beat the game is “Free Bird” by Lynard Skynyrd.

And even more greatness awaits in the unlockables.

Adding to the excitement, there are two new multiplayer modes to delve into. The first game featured a face-off mode in which the two players took turns playing different parts of a selected song. The sequel has this mode as well, but also a “pro face-off” mode in which both players play the entire song in uni-son, and a cooperative mode where one player plays lead guitar and the second plays either rhythm guitar or bass. Both

modes are great extensions to the multiplayer aspect of the game.

There is one additional option that is perhaps the greatest and most useful addition to the game: Practice mode. In Practice, you can play portions of any song as long as you like and at any speed that you desire. This is great for practicing solos and some of the more outrageous songs near the end of the game.

Overall, Guitar Hero 2 is an amazing and enticing game which I would recommend to anybody with a PS2 who loves video games and/or rock music. My only complaint would be that it might actually be too hard. It is definitely much harder than the first, and I am currently unable to beat it on hard mode. Perhaps this was done purposely to force play-ers to use the new Practice mode. Either way, it looks like I have a lot of rocking to do. Now if I can only beat my brother…

You know the drill. Stay classy, MU.

Guitar Hero 2 gives me a chance to redeem myself.

The first game introduced the guitar controller to the world, a toy-like guitar of actual size with five fret buttons, a strum bar, a strap, and even a wammy bar. The game plays like Dance Dance Revolution, except with rocking out instead of fruity dancing.

When you start a song, five dif-ferent colored buttons appear on the screen in correspondence with the five colored buttons on you guitar controller. Corresponding colored buttons flow down from the top of the screen in alignment with the buttons on the bottom, and when they line up you must hold down that button and hit the strum bar. Sometimes two buttons line up at the same time, and you must hold the two of them down accordingly and strum the bar.

It isn’t as hard to play as it is to explain. Anyone who has played DDR will know what I’m talking about. Sometimes there are notes that you have to hold down, and you can wiggle the wammy bar up

and down for extra points and make a wave-like sound. It takes a little while to get used to, but once you get the hang of it it’s addicting.

The songs you play are real songs covered by the extremely talented band Red Octane, who created the game. Al-most every song sounds exactly like the original, right down to the voice. There is a very wide variety of songs to play. The first game featured hits by The Ra-mones, Black Sabbath, Queen, Mega-deth, Sum 41, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaugn, and Pantara, among many, many others. My favorite song from that game was “Unsung” by Helmet, as it is the only one that I’m really good at on ex-pert mode. On top of the 30 songs you start out with are an additional 17 bonus tracks that you can unlock by purchas-ing them at the game’s Store. You get money by performing shows through-out the game. After a couple of months I had mastered every song in the game and was thirsty for more. Guitar Hero 2 quenched that thirst.

The sequel features a whopping 40 songs and 24 bonus tracks. The great success of the first game allowed them to sign bigger names that they probably

Know Your Roots: Guitar Hero

“Prepare yourself for ‘The Dis-covery.’ Watch how fashion tells the story of a young girl who grows up and attends college and meets diverse groups of people and their different styles. Join her on her discovery to find herself, friends and love through fashion.”

And so is the theme of the 34th annual Ebony Night Fashion Show, sponsored by the African American Student Union (AASU). The event, which took place on Saturday, November 11 in Ana-con Hall of the Rebecca Stafford

Diana VaSQUeZContributing writer

Student Center featured dinner and a runway show to those in attendance.

Two months in the making, Charisse Johnson and Latasha Leake – head coordinators and president and vice president of AASU – organized efforts to have clothes donated and dinner served, totaling approximately $5,000.

“The hardest thing about plan-ning this event was getting the money and clothing,” said John-son.

Despite the difficulties faced, local stores Against All Odds,

Annie Sez, Joyce Leslie, Funk and Standard, and New York Trends all contributed to the fashion show.

Among the different phases of the young girl’s life explored were “80s School,” “Geek,” “Boy Meets Girl,” “Formal Dinner Proposal,” and “Wedding.”

One hundred tickets were sold to the show, which cost $15 for Mon-mouth students and $20 for everyone else.

“The price was worth the experi-ence…The show was great, the en-tertainment was good, and the food was excellent,” said Cynthia Grant, a parent.

About 25 people helped out as stage managers and behind-the-scenes crew in the weeks leading up to the event and 28 models volun-teered to showcase the apparel. The models, who were found through weekly meetings and flyers, strutted down the runway to the musical se-lections of DJ Reem.

The show was deemed an overall success by those in attendance.

“It was fun and hyped, it was en-joyable and exciting,” adds Adriana Vacacela, a Spanish education ma-jor.

“It was a success; I am very pleased with the overall (result),” said John-

son. “I feel so relieved…Now I can focus on my studies.”

Before the event dispersed, coordinators made sure to thank in their pamphlet those who lent their support, guid-ance, and generous donations. Among those mentioned are the Students Activities Board – especially Amy Bellina and Heather Kelly – the Education-al Opportunity Fund, the Stu-dent Government Association, the Human Relations Advisory Council (HRAC), and advisers Petal Gadsden and Kamal Ko-rnegay.

November 15, 2006THE OUTLOOK14 The Outlook

On November 9, NJ Commu-nity Water Watch took food and supply donations down to a dis-tribution center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi for the victims of Hur-ricane Katrina. Donations were at Monmouth University and the lo-cal community.

Liz Glynn, NJ Community Wa-ter Watch (NJCWW) Campus Organizer, and freshman mem-ber Nicole Santos coordinated the food and supply drive. “People think that because [Hurricane Katrina] happened over a year ago, it’s over. But it’s still an is-sue. People are still without food, water, or shelter. They need help,” Santos explained.

NJCWW collected food and supplies on and off campus. Col-lection boxes were set up on cam-pus in the student center, academ-ic buildings, and administrative buildings. There also was a Resi-dence Hall Challenge set up where the hall that collected the most

supplies would receive a compli-mentary pizza party. However, due to a lack of participation, that pizza party was canceled.

Professors and students from several different classes got into the act, collecting donations. Pro-fessor Hermann’s communication classes competed for extra credit, and were able to collect over 172 items, which was more than all the Residence Halls combined.

NJCWW also collected food off-campus. Santos and volunteers set up tables at local grocery stores, asking customers to purchase an extra item and help make a dif-ference. Tables were set up at the Shop Rites of West Long Branch and Neptune, Pathmark of Eaton-town, Acme of Shrewsbury, A&P of Atlantic Highlands, and Super Foodtown of Wall. The goal was to collect 70 boxes of food and supplies.

According to Santos, they col-lected over 60 boxes and $250. Glynn was very happy with the end results. “I think it’s amazing

that Monmouth University stu-dents took time out of their busy schedules to think of families living in a completely different region of the country. Their con-tributions will really help make a difference and help families who will be struggling in this upcom-ing holiday season.”

The NJCWW rented a truck on Nov. 9 and traveled to several col-leges in New Jersey including Rut-gers, Princeton, and Brookdale to collect their chapter’s donations. Then, nine Water Watch Campus Coordinators, including Glynn, escorted the donations down to a distribution center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. There, the distribution center is experienc-ing daily shortages of supplies, and have been processing 150-200 families a day for six days a week.

When asked about traveling down to Mississippi, Glynn said, “I think it’s going to be really dif-fi cult dealing with the massive devastation and hardships of the families, but I’m sure it will be rewarding, and I hope that Monmouth students will decide to devote their spring beak to doing the same.”

Glynn is referring the oppor-tunity NJCWW is offering to Monmouth students to travel down to New Orleans over their spring break and volunteer to help out. More information will be avail-able in the coming weeks.

NJ Community Water Watch is a statewide program located on college campuses throughout New Jersey. It is a joint project of AmeriCorps Nation Service and the NJ Public Interest Research Group. Log on to the organization’s Web site, www.waterwatchonline.org/nj, and read the online blog to view pictures and read stories about the trip. NJCWW will be looking for new members for the spring semester. If interested, contact Liz Glynn at monmouth@waterwatchonline.org.

New Jersey Community Water Watch travel to Mississippi

PHOTO COURTESY OF Jermaine High

The New Jersey Community Water Watch (NJCWW) held drives within the university and locally to collect for Hurricane Katrina victims.

On the HillDANA PANZONE

STAFF WRITERToo many good things are

happening right now…I don’t even know where to begin! The Democrats won even bigger than I thought they would in the mid-term elections. I have high hopes that they will change the direc-tion this country is going now that they’ve gained control over both chambers of Congress. By the way, Election Day is like the Super Bowl here! I never knew Capitol Hill could be so much fun!

We’ve also had good news at GalleryWatch recently. The company has been acquired by Roll Call, which is the leading newspaper of Capitol Hill. Roll Call is a subsidiary of The Econ-omist. I would hope that every-one has heard of their publica-tion. They’re kind of a big deal.

I’m really looking forward to the Christmas party now. It’s sort of like our welcoming into the Economist Group. Even though I’m just an intern here, I’ll defi nitely have a chance to reap some of the benefi ts of the merge. It’ll be a great opportuni-ty to network and make contacts for when I’ve fi nished school.

Now, for the big news. The one thing that I thought would never ever happen--the one thing I wished would happen more than anything while I interned here…it actually happened. I met Bill Clinton! I was at a rally for Jim Webb in Alexandria, Virginia. He ran for Senate in Virginia last week and ultimately became the winning seat that will allow the Democrats to gain control of the Senate in January. I found out that President Clinton would be giving a speech there on very short notice.

My roommate Kirat and I

headed over there straight from our internships with every in-tention of getting to the front of the crowd. As we got closer to the rally and realized how big the crowd was, our hope of see-ing “the rockstar”, as everyone referred to him that day, grew shorter.

He was a rockstar. When he fi nally arrived, the screams that came even from across the street and half way down the block were outrageous. You could feel his energy, his excellence radiat-ing as soon as he arrived. When giving his speech, he was witty, yet highly motivational. Some people left right after he spoke, which left spaces for Kirat and I to continue pushing our way to the front of the crowd.

Sure enough, we made it just in time to meet him. When he came up to me, he shook my hand, looked at me and said, “Hi, thanks for coming.” With my knees locked together so that I didn’t go into shock and col-lapse, I told him what an honor it was to meet him and he con-tinued to move along the crowd.

Since then, Kirat and I haven’t stopped talking about it. It was just all so surreal. In fact, I can remember when at the Washing-ton Center orientation, my ad-visor asked us all to share one thing we would like to happen for us during our time here. I said, “I know I dream big, but I’d really like to meet Bill Clinton.” Of course everyone, including my advisor laughed. But who’s laughing now?

Speaking of laughing, did anyone see BORAT? I reserved tickets for opening day and still had to wait in line for an hour to get into the movie theater. It was so worth it though. Go see it! CHENQUIE!

As Thanksgiving approaches, family and friends gather to give thanks for their good fortune over the past year.

The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross gives thanks to our volunteers who so generously give their time, energy and spirit and to our fi nancial donors who enable us to effectively carry out our mission to provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Thousands of volunteers and members of our community have given their energy, talent and generosity over the past year to help those in need.

As a result, your Jersey Coast Chapter was able to provide disaster relief to over 300 residents in Monmouth and Ocean counties and assisted 119 residents of the hurricane affected Gulf States that relocated to our two county region.

With your donated time, we taught over 45,000 members of your community life-saving skills such as CPR, fi rst aid and Automated External Defi brillator (AED) training. We also taught your children how to swim, educated your neighbors about disaster preparedness and provided worldwide emer-gency communications for local military personnel and their families.

These vital services would not have been possible without the valuable contributions of our fi nancial donors. Together, our volunteers and donors are the heart and soul of the Ameri-can Red Cross. You turn America’s caring and concern for the victims of disaster into immediate action.

Whether the disaster is a single-family fi re or a highly-pub-licized hurricane, fl ood or act of terrorism, we thank our vol-unteers and donors who stand ready to provide vital relief ser-vices to our community. It is your continuous commitment to providing warmth and support to other members of our com-munity for which we at the Jersey Coast Chapter are so thank-ful.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, and know that you have truly made a positive difference this year.

Sincerely,

Bill Murray, CEO

Red Cross Gives Thanks

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The Public Relations Student Society of America will be hosting a CHILI COOK OFF CONTEST during the December 2nd Gridiron

Classic at Kessler fi eld. Participation is open to all MU clubs and indi-viduals. More details to come! SIGN UP TODAY to have your best

chili judged! CONTACT: Lindsay Codd s0500808@monmouth.edu or Professor Wiencek at nwiencek@monmouth.edu

The sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon played a part in Project Linus this week to by making no-sew blankets. Lambda Theta Phi hosted

MTV’s reality show NEXT in Pollak Theater last week to benefi t their philanthropy. Theta Phi Guy was held as Theta Phi Alpha’s fi rst ever event to support their philanthropy The House That

Theta Phi Alpha Built. Zeta Tau Alpha hosted their fi rst annual, and very successful, Pink Day at Monmouth to benefi t their philanthropy Breast Cancer. The D-Phi-E Lip Sync will be held on Tuesday No-vember 7 at 10pm in Pollak. Proceeds will go to benefi t Delta Phi Epsilon’s philanthropy Cystic Fibrosis. Bras and Books collections will be hosted by Alpha Sigma Tau. All donations will go to Redeem Her: an organization that aids incarcerated women. Tutors are still needed in Asbury Park High Schools and Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club. Volunteer Workshops can be arranged on Wednesday afternoons in Bey Hall Auditorium depending on how many people

would like to help. Project Linus is a volunteer activity that can get everyone using their hands and hearts. Make a blanket for a child that needs it with the new and easy “No Sew” Technique. You and your friends can get involved all together! To get your community

service onto this list please contact the outlook@monmouth.edu. FOR MORE INFORMATION HOW YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZA-TION CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY OR ABOUT ANY OF

THE ABOVE VOLUNTEER OPPURTUNITIES, PLEASE CON-TACT MARILYN WARD AT volunteer@monmouth.edu.

MU Students Making a Difference

PRSSA

Hey Monmouth, how’s everything going? First let’s throw out a big con-gratulation to our new Brothers from Delta Class, Phil, Tom, Mike, and Paul. We’re proud to call you guys brothers, also congratulations are due to our new offi cers. Sig Tau has chosen our leaders for the next year, and we’re sure that they’ll do a great job. Even though next semester is still a ways away we’re al-ready thinking about recruitment. You’ll be sure to see plenty of recruitment events before the end of the semester, and even more at the beginning of the new one! If you ever see any of us around campus feel free to say hi and talk for a while. We’re still looking for new or slightly used children’s books to donate to a school that can’t afford their own, so if you have any please donate them. We’ll be having events to raise money and to collect books if any stu-dents would like to donate them. That’s it for this week, the Brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma want to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

Sigma Tau Gamma

Hey there Monmouth University:I can’t believe that winter is around the corner and the semester is almost over. As the air grows colder we need to think about the community this holiday season. Look out for the Giving Tree

which will be in the Student Center as usual in addition to two more trees in the dining hall and the Plangere Building. The trees will have tags with a child’s wish for a present that you can buy them for the holidays. It’s another way that Monmouth kids get to step up and make an impact in the community, so get involved.

SGA and the Monmouth Administration know there’s always room for improvement with the two biggest factors being parking and housing. With that in mind, would you think that fi rst year students who wish to have their car, but didn’t get a spot on campus, would settle for their car being in a secure, school-sponsored lot off-campus so they at least have the car in the vicinity? It’s an idea to throw around if the campus at large thinks its good enough to pursue. Also, we are working actively to expand our off-campus, school-sponsored housing at complexes like Pier Village and the Diplomat and with that extension we were thinking of having a shuttle system during the busiest class hours (let’s say between 11:30am-4:30pm) to keep the commuter parking lot more manage-able. There’s always a way to improve and we need your help to identify the problems and solve them. Let me know as usual what you think by sending an email to sga@monmouth.edu. Have a fun and safe week.

PRESIDENT’S CORNER: Brandon Bosque

AST is gearing up for our 2nd annual Variety Show on December 6th!!! Acts are needed see any AST for the info. The ladies would love to welcome the Alpha Rhos! Congrats Muse, Euphoria, Summer, Scar-lett, Radiance, Tink, and Spyrte. Welcome to Alpha Sigma Tau! Congrats Alpha Rhos, I’m so proud of you! <3 Vogue! BIG! I love you so much! Thank you for everything you’ve done for me! Love you Little Round Face Euphoria! Congrats Alpha Rhos, sorry I couldnt be there for you girls, but I love you anyway! Love you all for worrying about me so this weekend! <3 Fiona. YAY Alpha Rhos! So Proud to offi cially call you sisters! Electra and Muse make a trip to the olive garden and eat all they can! Secret Euphoria - I love you - you don’t know who I am yet! Rho’s I love you! Big you are the best ever!Kaprice - Thanks for being someone I can lean on, Fiona - Thanks! You are such a sweetie! Love you * Tink* I heart the Alpha Rhos! Congrats! Gia-love the note, tear - Thank you! Glamour - Keep your head up. I love my Pi’s! LOve you all - Blaze Congrats Alpha Rhos, esp my roomie Muse! You rock my world. Thanks for being awesome everyone on Thursday! Love Cyprus. Congrats Rhos! Gia smells. Fin. Love, Spice. Congrats Alpha Rhos! Scky hearts Muse like whoa! Little Round Face Euphoria I love you so much and you make me so proud! <3 Big Hood Rat Glamour Mad love to Gia, Pearl, Kaprice, Honey, Matey, & Stitch from Glamour. Congratulations Spryte! I <3 you! - Your Big, Serenity. Our family tree just keeps getting better and better and better. Love you secret Spryte! Welcome to AST! - Love ???

Haha. Big, you save my life with all our talks...you’re so WISE I love you more then you could ever know. Love *Luna*. To all the Alpha Rhos (well most of you) thanks for attending the Toga Festivities on Friday. Radiance, it was so nice to wake up to you on my couch on Saturday morning...good times!

Hey everyone! First off, we would like to thank everyone who came out for us during fall recruitment. We are fi nished with COB events until the spring. If you haven’t already, please join our interest group on Facebook: “Interested in Joining Alpha Xi Delta.” If you would like to learn a little more about the sisters, check us out in the group: “Alpha Xi Delta – Monmouth Colony.”

At this time, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to Greek Life and the rest of the Monmouth University community for your support during the loss of Jessica Blain, who was one of our sisters. It has been a diffi cult time, but we would like to thank everyone for their kind words and support, and to those who attended any of her memorial services. It has meant a lot to us. Since she was a Political Science major, we are brainstorming along with the Political Science Club plans to dedicate something to her on campus, so we will keep you informed on those details as they develop. We will miss our “Big Mac” very much. Jess will always be our sister, and is now our angel looking down upon us.

Have a great week everyone. Much Xi Love to all!!!

Alpha Xi Delta

I want to fi rst start by saying congratulations for making $2,000 at Lip Sync! Sisters, you all did amaz-ing, as well as Cara for pulling it all off! Second, Monday night’s PSK Dance off we pulled through again, doing buttons for a second time (when we thought we were never going to have to hear the song again)! Corina, great job hosting even when it got crazy at the end! Also happy birthday Leah and Dani-elle, be safe! I hope everyone has a fun and fattening Thanksgiving!! Love your PR chair, VEGAS!

Deephers, Buttons x2, WHAAT! Thank goodness for the Exotic Hypnotix, one love one wifey, more love than in a lifetime- CALIENTE Yea Buttons! Deephers always pulling through! SC- amazing din-ner in NY, Dane Cook, Amazing! Happy early birthday xo- cieLo Buttons round 2 yea girls. Much love. Xoxo- DaZZle DaZZle + HOLLYWOOD = who drinks wine at Stingers? We do!- nevAeh Family I’m gonna fi t in, I’m going blonde. Love you all!- ExtReMe Tat loves grey poupon. Touch it yea!- HONEY Happy B-day Leah, Love you!- sParkles. Aurora + XsTAsY= pigeon love! Penis. Awesome job with the lip sync- you rock! Love yah vagina. Abc123fk1 PerfeCT! – MarTini Heyy Big (in man voice). I love our not so memorable Thursday nights! Love- your little MargAriTa

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Today’s Birthday (Nov. 15th)You’re so amazing this year, you’ll even surprise yourself. Take on a huge challenge;

you’d be bored with anything less.

.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries • (Mar. 21 - April 19) - Today is an 7Focus on doing a very good job, and gather enormous rewards. This is not only a lot of work; it’s also a lot of fun.

Taurus • (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 9Be cheerful but consistent. Don’t let the others talk you into spending money foolishly. They don’t need whatever that much.

Gemini • (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 5You may have to hire something done you could do yourself. This is not a terrible humiliation. Successful people do it all the time.

Cancer • (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9Don’t think about this moment, although it’s the one you’re in. Think about how what you’re doing will change your life, for the better.

Leo • (July 23- Aug. 22) - Today is a 5Hide low, and let the storm rage, without your intervention. You’ve earned a little time for yourself, in your own safe place.

Virgo • (Aug 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9Don’t settle for second best. Be the champion. All it takes is a little more work, at something you really enjoy.

Libra • (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) - Today is a 5Hold onto what you’ve acquired, and get it all organized. File it where you can find it again. You’ll soon be on to other things.

Scorpio • (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 9You and your friends can do just about whatever you decide. You’re the leader and the planner; don’t doubt that for a minute.

Sagittarius • (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Today is an 5Maintain your course, even if there are temptations to left and to right. Just do what you said you would.

Capricorn • (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9You have a good team at your disposal, which makes your life easier. Tell them what you want done, and let them come up with the plan.

Aquarius • (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Today is a 5You have an objective in mind, and don’t forget it for a minute. Don’t waste your money impressing your friends; use it to benefit others. Get them to join you. That’s a good party.

Pisces • (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20) Today is a 9It’s up to you to believe the goal can be achieved, without evidence. It’s up to some-body else on your team to provide the data. If you don’t have somebody like that, get one.

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EVENTS COMING UP:EVENTS COMING UP:

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Thursday, November 16thThursday, November 16thPete LeePete Lee

Java City Cafe, 7pmJava City Cafe, 7pmPete Lee is an adorable smart mouth with a 12th grade vocabulary.Pete Lee is an adorable smart mouth with a 12th grade vocabulary.

Mixing strong punch lines with a juvenile perspective, he’sMixing strong punch lines with a juvenile perspective, he’sproof that you can be smart, sound dumb and use cuteness to getproof that you can be smart, sound dumb and use cuteness to get

away with it.away with it.

Friday, November 17thFriday, November 17thHypnotist Michael C. AnthonyHypnotist Michael C. Anthony

Pollak Theatre, 8pmPollak Theatre, 8pmMichael C. Anthony is recognized as one of the most successfulMichael C. Anthony is recognized as one of the most successfulstage hypnotists in the world today. An every day performer hestage hypnotists in the world today. An every day performer he

is not. His show is an avant-garde blend of the human psyche andis not. His show is an avant-garde blend of the human psyche andeye-popping theater.eye-popping theater.

Tuesday, November 21st – Karaoke NightTuesday, November 21st – Karaoke NightLocation: Java City CafeLocation: Java City Cafe

Time: 7pmTime: 7pmShow off your vocal styling’s and have some snacks at karaoke night.Show off your vocal styling’s and have some snacks at karaoke night.

Tuesday, November 28th – AIDS Awareness EventTuesday, November 28th – AIDS Awareness EventLook for details coming soon!Look for details coming soon!

DECEMBERDECEMBER

Friday, December 1st – Stuff It and Shake It!Friday, December 1st – Stuff It and Shake It!Location: Anacon HallLocation: Anacon Hall

Time: 8pmTime: 8pmBuild your own stuff ed animal. Choose from a wide variety of plush such as Build your own stuff ed animal. Choose from a wide variety of plush such as

bears, lions, monkeys, pandas, cows, frogs and more. Then Stuff It! Dress your bears, lions, monkeys, pandas, cows, frogs and more. Then Stuff It! Dress your animal up with custom costumes and rock to the sounds of More Than Me.animal up with custom costumes and rock to the sounds of More Than Me.

Monday, December 4th – Ronnie JordanMonday, December 4th – Ronnie JordanLocation: Java City CafeLocation: Java City Cafe

Time: 8pmTime: 8pmAs one of the country’s hottest up-and-coming comedians Ronnie is quickly As one of the country’s hottest up-and-coming comedians Ronnie is quickly

making a name for himself as a comic’s comic. making a name for himself as a comic’s comic.

Saturday, December 9th – Broadway Trip - SpamalotSaturday, December 9th – Broadway Trip - SpamalotLocation: Depart from SC LotLocation: Depart from SC Lot

Time: 11 am departureTime: 11 am departureLovingly ripped of from the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Spa-Lovingly ripped of from the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Spa-

malot is the new Broadway musical to make an impact in the theater district. malot is the new Broadway musical to make an impact in the theater district. Featuring King Arthur and his knights , cows , killer bunny rabbits, and some Featuring King Arthur and his knights , cows , killer bunny rabbits, and some

French people. Hailed as “a no holds barred smash.” Tickets - $35.French people. Hailed as “a no holds barred smash.” Tickets - $35.

Student Activities Board Student Activities BoardSAB@monmouth.edu *** 732-923-4704 *** AIM: SAB4704

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AIDS Awareness Comes to Campus

WESLEY CHINNEWS EDITOR

The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display during the last week this month in commemoration of World AIDS Day, December 1 at Anacon Hall. 20 of the approximate 45,520 panel quilt will be displayed openly beginning November 28.

According to Raymond Gonza-les, Assistant Director of Residen-tial Life, this will be a return pre-sentation of the quilt. Sponsored by the Human Relations Advisory Council, the display will feature panels that memorialize people by name that has lost their lives to AIDS. The opening presenta-tion of the quilt is the fi rst of three events that support in the spread-ing of AIDS awareness, and will be displayed until December 1, World AIDS Day.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt Web site states over 83,000 names are represented, with the actual size of the entire quilt is 1,270,350 square feet, the equivalent of 174 NCAA basketball courts. Many famous names can be found on the quilt, in-cluding musician Freddie Mercury, philosopher Michel Foucault, and fashion designer Perry Ellis. Quilt panel materials are limited only to the contributor’s imagination, some of which include Legos, uniforms, and even Barbie dolls.

“These quilts are made by loved ones who have lost someone who has died from the disease,” com-mented Gonzales. “Seeing the quilt on display also symbolizes the number of lives which have been taken by the diseases.”

Opening ceremonies will be held on the fi rst day of the quilt’s presen-tation in Anacon Hall A. The pro-ceeding days will allow students, faculty, and the general public open

viewing of the quilt between 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Anacon Hall B will be used as a location for an interactive portion of the presen-tation, where people can refl ect and share their thoughts about the experience and AIDS aware-ness. Gonzales added that the split location is to act in support of a somber and emotional expe-rience for people.

“I believe the quilt helps in-crease awareness of the effects of the disease not only on those who have contracted it,” said Gonzales, “but also the family and friends who they have left behind.”

“I think it’s a powerfully vi-sual symbol of awareness,” said Colleen Johnson, Educational Opportunity Fund director and member of the Human Relations Advisory Council. “I would hope that people will understand the importance and signifi cance of being aware in the world we live in.”

Two preceding events will also take place in support of AIDS awareness. On November 29 at Anacon Hall, the Counseling and Psychological Services is spon-soring the screening of “And the Band Played On”, depicting the early discovery of AIDS in San Francisco.

The Student Activities Board will be presenting a lecture on November 30 called “Living and Loving in a World with AIDS”, given by guest speaker Elaine Pasqua, nationally recognized speaker and advocate of AIDS awareness.

More infomation about the AIDS Memorial Quilt can be found at their Web site: http://www.aidsquilt.org/index.htm.

November 15, 2006 CAMPUS VIEWPOINT The Outlook 19

This Weeks Campus EventsThis Weeks Campus EventsWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006

GIS DayStudent Center Lobby, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Lot’s DaughterWoods Theatre, 8:00 PM (Also 11/16, 11/17, 11/18)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006Choosing a Major

RSSC 202B, 3:00 PM

Understanding Academic RequirementsRSSC 202B, 4:00 PM

Pete Lee (Comedian)Java City Café, 7:00 PM

Film- February OneAnacon Hall, 7:30 PM

Thanksgiving DinnerCatholic Centre, 8:30 PM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006Hypnotist and Mentalist Michael C. Anthony

Pollak Theatre, 8:00 PM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2006SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2006Holiday Bowl at Memory Lanes

Bus Depar ts Birch Hall Loop @ 1:00 PM (See Res. Life for Details)

Psychic Fair with Desser t ExhibitionsMagill Dining Hall, 8:00 – 11:00 PM

Melanie Pollak Theatre, 8:00 PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006Thanksgiving Basket Assembly

Catholic Centre, 8:00 PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006Women’s Basketball vs. St. Peter’s College

Boylan, 7:00 PM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006Dining with Res. Life Directors

Magill, 12:00 PM

Karaoke NightJava City Café, 7:00 PM

Film - American Hardcore - R RatedPollak Theatre, 7:30 PM (MU ID Required)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2006WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2006Giving Tree Begins

RSSC Lobby

Residence Halls Close at 6:00 PMEnjoy your Thanksgiving break!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2006SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2006Residence Halls Open @ 12:00 PM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2006TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2006AIDS Quilt on Display

Anacon Hall, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Offi ce of Student Activities and Student Center OperationsOffi ce of Student Activities and Student Center Operations732-571-3586 • 2nd Floor, Rebecca Stafford Student Center • activities@monmouth.edu

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AT ACTIVITIES@MONMOUTH.EDU

Events must be open to all students.

We do not publish meeting times.

College BowlCollege BowlTournamentTournament

Saturday, DeSaturday, December 2 - 6:30 PMcember 2 - 6:30 PMAnacAnacon Hall, RSSCon Hall, RSSC

WHAT IS COLLEGE BOWL?WHAT IS COLLEGE BOWL?• College Bowl is a academic trivia game much like JEOPARDY!, but in • College Bowl is a academic trivia game much like JEOPARDY!, but in teams of 3 to 5 players (up to 4 playing at 1 time with 1 alternate). teams of 3 to 5 players (up to 4 playing at 1 time with 1 alternate). • A Variety of topics from pop culture & spor ts to history & literature• A Variety of topics from pop culture & spor ts to history & literature• Players will be eligible to make the MU All Star Team that will compete • Players will be eligible to make the MU All Star Team that will compete against other schools in February at West Chester University. against other schools in February at West Chester University.

HOW TO SIGN UP YOUR TEAM?HOW TO SIGN UP YOUR TEAM?• Pick up an application in the Offi ce of Student Activities• Deadline to Sign-up is Tuesday, November • Deadline to Sign-up is Tuesday, November 28 @ 5:00 PM 28 @ 5:00 PM• Team Captain Meeting on Wednesday, • Team Captain Meeting on Wednesday, November 29 @ 2:30 PM November 29 @ 2:30 PM

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?• Contact Student Activities (Info Above)• Contact Student Activities (Info Above)

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“My family and friends, in particular my mom, dad, best friends, and the fact that I have 2 really great roommates. I’m

lucky.”

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Delta Phi Epsilon’s 13th annual Lip Sync raised $2,000 for its phi-lanthropy of Cystic Fibrosis.

The Lip Sync is a show where groups do a performance and “lip sync” to a song or songs of their choice.

Theta Xi’s Brian Brandefi ne and Delta Phi Epsilon’s Cara William-son hosted the event. The judges were Heather Kalfus of Theta Phi Alpha; Greek Adviser Tyler Ha-vens; Daniella Penge of Theta Phi Alpha; Mrs. DePinho; and Linda Stubbington.

Performances were by the Stu-dent Government Association, Sigma Pi, Zeta Tau Alpha, Dance Team, Alpha Zeta Delta, Theta Xi, and Sigma Tau Gamma.

After seven acts, the judges tal-lied up their scores and awarded fi rst place to the Dance Team, who performed “Lady Marmalade.” Second place went to “Big Steve” of Theta Xi who performed Meat-loaf’s “I Would Do Anything for Love.” Third place went to Alpha Zeta Delta who performed Reba

Delta Phi Epsilon’s Annual

Lip Sync Raises $2,000

LISA POLLITTCONTRIBUTING WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY of Dominique Roentgen

Sisters of Delta Phi Epilson (from left to right): Susan De Pinho, Alicia Pizzone, Marisa Sclafani, Angela Giambrone, Amanda Klaus, Jackie Kaminski, Nicole Pucillo, performed at the lip sync.

McIntyre’s and Linda Davis’s “Does He Love You.”

“I was really happy with the way the event turned out. It really exceeded my expectations and I loved how it got many different or-ganizations on campus involved,” commented Williamson, Vice President of Programming and event planner.

Delta Phi Epsilon also holds its annual Singled Out in the spring, which supports their philanthropy of Anorexia Nervosa. They also hold bake sales and sell t-shirts and candy throughout the year to support both Anorexia Nervosa and Cystic Fibrosis.

Delta Phi Epsilon sent out ap-preciation to Loud Designs, F&P Unlimited, The Kinsella Family, The Velez Family, The Pizzone Family, The Pulaski Family, and the Whightman Family for spon-soring the fundraiser.

“The event was a lot of fun,” commented audience member Kaitilin Coppock. “There was a lot of variety in the performances and the acts were very well put to-gether.”

Employers are increasing en-try level hiring and college grads are in the greatest demand in fi ve years.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Re-port, the August 2006 unemploy-ment rate for people with a college degree fell sharply to 1.8% from 2.1% in July of 2006.

“The overall employment trend mirrors what we’ve been seeing among entry level employers,” said Brian Krueger, President of CollegeGrad.com. “Not only are we seeing an increase in job open-ings, but employers have to offer increasingly lucrative packages to draw top entry level talent.”

CollegeGrad.com recently post-ed an all-time record number of entry level jobs in September of 2006, refl ecting this upward trend in hiring demand.

Employers are fi nding them-selves competing to fi ll their hir-ing needs. “We are in a war for talent,” said Toby Duffell, Re-cruiter for Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Cindy Bishop, Recruiting Man-ager for ARCADIS, agrees. “The

College Grads are in Highest Demand

Since 2001hiring trend in our industry mir-rors the hiring boom in the IT in-dustry in the late

1990’s. We have more open po-sitions than available talent to fi ll them.”

With the booming entry level employment market, college grads are fi nding themselves in the envi-able position of landing multiple interviews, and potentially negoti-ating multiple offers.

“This is especially exciting for college students or recent grads who have heard any doom and gloom rumors about the entry lev-el job market,” said CollegeGrad.com’s Krueger.

“The reality is that entry level hiring is up and college grads are in demand. The jobs are out there, they just have to take the time to fi nd them.”

With more entry level career information provided to college students and recent grads than available at any other site, Colleg-eGrad.com is a great place to start. Job seekers can research potential careers, upload their resume, and apply to thousands of entry level jobs by visiting theCollegeGrad.com job site.

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Great Win Against the Great DanesHawks blank Albany, claim fi fth NEC Championship

CRAIG D’AMICOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Monmouth Hawks came into the fi nal week of the season in a three-way tie for fi rst place with Albany and Stony Brook, each sit-ting at 5-1 in conference play.

One thing was certain: the win-ner of the matchup in the capital of the Empire State would claim at least a share of the conference crown. And, there was one thing not certain: who would represent the Northeast Conference in the Gridiron Classic on December 2nd?

That was in the control of the

Stony Brook Seawolves, who de-feated Monmouth back in late Sep-tember at Kessler Field, and thus had the head-to-head tiebreaker. If Stony Brook won, they would go to the bowl game, if they lost, the Monmouth/Albany winner would be alone atop the NEC.

So, as play started on Saturday, the Hawks had one eye set on Al-bany, while the other was on the scoreboard, as Stony Brook trav-eled to Central Connecticut State.

In a battle between two of the top defenses in nation, Mon-mouth’s unit was forced to make a big stand fi rst. On Albany’s ini-tial drive, they managed to make it from their own 20 to inside Monmouth territory in six plays.

On a fourth down and one from the Monmouth 28-yard line, Al-bany took an early chance that sometimes makes the difference in championship games, by electing to go for it. Quarterback Daniel Bocanegra called his own number and managed to pick up the yard-age necessary to move the chains.

Later on the same drive, fac-ing fourth and seven from the Monmouth 24, again the Great Danes rolled the dice, choosing

to go for it rather than attempt a fi eld goal. Bocanegra was looking for Mike Wall in the end zone, but Matt Hill broke up the play, and the ball was turned over on downs to the Hawks.

On the ensuing Hawks drive, Brian Boland led the troops down the fi eld on an 11-play, 76-yard drive, taking 4:30 off of the clock. With the ball placed on the Albany 1-yard line following an Adam San Miguel end around, Monmouth running back David Sinisi pow-ered his way into the end zone to give the Hawks an early 7-0 lead. For Sinisi, it was his 11th consecu-tive game with a touchdown, the

longest current streak in the coun-try.

After holding the Great Danes to a three and out, and following a 20-yard punt by Chris Lynch, the Hawks started at their own 45-yard line, and entered the second quarter threatening once again.

Monmouth managed to get themselves positioned with a fi rst and goal inside the 10-yard line, but a tough Great Dane goal-line defense prevented the Hawks from crossing the goal line on three tries. However, a personal foul penalty was called on Albany, giv-ing the Hawks new life and a new set of downs.

Sure enough, on the very next play, Boland found Mike McClel-land for a two-yard touchdown pass to extend Monmouth’s lead. A Mike Pizzulli extra point at-tempt failed, but Monmouth was able to hold on and led at halftime 13-0.

With 30 minutes of football left to determine a champion, the Monmouth Hawks came out of the break aggressive. On the very fi rst play, Boland unloaded deep for San Miguel, who made the catch in stride for a 63-yard touchdown. Monmouth tried a fake fi eld goal

to try and get the previous missed extra point back, but it was broken up by the Albany defense, keeping the score at 19-0.

The Great Danes would have their chances to get back into the game. After starting at their own 21, and having driven all the way down to the Blue and White 22, a Bocaneg-ra pass was intercepted by Mike Castellano, allowing Monmouth to take more time off of the clock on offense, and go into the fi nal 15 with a three possession lead.

Early in the fourth quarter, Al-bany had an opportunity for a 30-yard fi eld goal attempt to get on the scoreboard. But it was missed

wide left, and the Hawks took over, running 6:30 off of the clock with a lengthy drive that ended with a missed Pizzulli fi eld goal from 32.

With 3:42 left to go, Albany took over with a sense of urgency, and one last chance to crack the score-board. On third and fi ve, Bocaneg-ra completed a 10-yard pass to move the chains. Three plays later, facing a third and ten, Bocanegra completed a 12-yard pass to set the Great Danes up with a fi rst and ten from their own 47.

After back-to-back 12 yard com-pletions, the Great Danes were moving effi ciently down the fi eld, having reached the Monmouth 28. After completing a 9-yard pass on fi rst down, Bocanegra was sacked by Brian Sweeney for a loss of six on second down.

During a timeout with 1:11 re-maining, word had reached the stands that the score had gone fi nal from Connecticut. The Blue Devils had held on to defeat Stony Brook 35-32, which meant that the winner would be all alone atop the moun-tain and play in the Gridiron Clas-sic.

When play resumed, Bocanegra threw an incomplete pass on third down to set up a fourth and seven

PHOTO COURTESY of David Beales

Mike Castellano led the Hawks this season to being one of the top-rated defenses in the country.

from the Monmouth 25. With one fi nal desperation effort, Bo-canegra unloaded to the end zone, where his intended receiver Josh Furnas dropped the ball, turn-ing it over on downs, and ending the Great Danes comeback and championship hopes.

With one fi nal knee, the clock ran out, and the Monmouth

Hawks had defeated Albany 19-0 to earn their tenth victory of the season, their fi fth Northeast Con-ference Championship, and third conference crown in the last four seasons. It was also the fi rst time in school history that Monmouth had won the title outright.

“It was a great day for our team and our program,” said head coach Kevin Callahan. “For us to win three NEC Championships in four years is astounding. This is a special group of guys, and we played hard start to fi nish to earn it.”

Boland led the way with one of the best championship per-formances by a quarterback you will ever see at any level of foot-ball. Boland went 17 for 18 for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Sinisi led the way on the ground with 20 carries for 72 yards and a score.

San Miguel caught four passes for 93 yards and a touchdown, but left the game midway through the fourth quarter with an injury.

It was determined that San Miguel suffered a high ankle sprain and the Hawks coaching staff expects San Miguel to be ready to play in Monmouth’s next game.

The Monmouth defense fi n-ished off the season with their second shutout, holding the Great Danes to just 174 yards of total offense, and forcing two turn-overs. Sweeney had nine tackles and a sack, Anthony Addonizio added eight tackles, and David Jiles and Castellano came up with the picks.

With the Northeast Confer-ence title under their belt, the Hawks have earned the right to play in one more game this sea-son. Monmouth will host the fi rst ever Gridiron Classic bowl game at Kessler Field on December 2nd against Pioneer League champion San Diego (10-0). Monmouth will be looking to claim its fi rst bowl

victory and fi rst 11-win season in school history.

The game would also likely decide the 2006 1-AA Mid-Ma-jor National Champions -- a title Monmouth won in 2004 -- as San Diego and Monmouth currently occupy the fi rst and second spots in the poll, respectively.

For the Hawks’ seniors, this will be their last game at Kessler fi eld. Some notables include Boland, Jiles, Castellano, and Lenny Brice, who all will be graduating.

PHOTO COURTESY of David Beales

David Sinisi fi nished the season with a touchdown in 11 consecu-tive games. It is the nation’s longest consecutive scoring streak.

PHOTO COURTESY of MU Athletics

Monmouth will look to cel-ebrate a win in the Gridiron Clas-sic on Saturday, December 2nd against the winner of the Pioneer League Conference.

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Men’s SoccerHawks Fall to St. John’s in

NCAA TournamentConclude Successful 2006 campaign with 1-0 loss to Red Storm

ALEXANDER TRUNCALESPORTS EDITOR

It was a season to remember for head coach Robert McCourt and the Monmouth University men’s soccer team. After taking the Northeast Conference Tourna-ment championship, Monmouth, ranked 16th in the nation, traveled to Queens, New York on Friday night to take on the St. John’s Red Storm in MU’s fi rst ever appear-ance in the NCAA tournament.

It has been said that all good things must come to an end, and Monmouth’s magic carpet ride season was no different. The Hawks dropped a 1-0 decision to St. John’s, who came into the match on a seven-game winning streak. The fi rst half was a de-

fensive struggle. Damon Wilson seemed to have given the Hawks a 1-0 lead, but his goal was dis-allowed. The Hawks and the No. 9 ranked Red Storm went to the break knotted in a scoreless tie.

In the 50th minute, St. John’s would break that tie, when Tadeu Terra sent a ball to Ryan Soroka in the six-yard box. Soroka headed the ball past Monmouth goalkeep-er Daniel Schenkel to give the Red Storm a 1-0 edge. It was all the scoring they would need to defeat the Hawks.

The Red Storm defense was solid, holding NEC Player of the Year Steven Holloway to just two shots. SJU goalie Jason Landers made two saves to earn the shut-out, while his counterpart Schen-

kel made fi ve saves in the loss.

The 2006 season will be remembered as the most successful sea-son in the history of the Monmouth Univer-sity men’s soccer team. McCourt believes that his team’s success will bring “massive expo-sure to the program.” And it was McCourt who has been able to build the program to what it is today. Since taking over the Hawks in the preseason just three years ago, McCourt has won two regular season NEC titles, has been to

the NEC Tournament Champion-ship Game twice -- winning it this year, and has picked up two NEC Coach of the Year Honors. The Hawks’ 14 wins this season were the most in school history, and his team hasn’t lost a regular season conference game since 2004.

In addition to McCourt’s ef-fective coaching, this Monmouth team had its share of great play-ers. Steven Holloway, who played in his fi nal collegiate game on Fri-day night, set a school record with 18 goals this season. In addition to being named the conference

Player of the Year, Holloway also picked up the NEC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player award. But he didn’t do it alone. Tom Gray’s 13 assists are the most since 1988. And Daniel Schenkel’s 13 shutouts were also a school record.

As the Hawks look to 2007, their main focus will be to build on the resounding success they’ve had in 2006. Although they will lose a few key players to graduation, Monmouth does have some im-portant players returning, and will be out to defend their NEC crown next season.

PHOTO COURTESY of David Beales

Steven Holloway led the Hawks to the Northeast Conference Tournament Cham-pionship. He was named the Tournament’s MVP

PHOTO COURTESY of David Beales

Coach McCourt and the 2006 NEC regular season and NEC Tournament Champion Monmouth Hawks earned their fi rst bid to the NCAA Tournament, but fell to St. John’s 1-0 on Friday Night.

X-C Competes at NCAA

Mid-Atlantic

Regionals

The Monmouth University men’s cross country team fi n-ished 20th out of 37 teams and the women fi nished 25th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion-ships this past weekend in Lock Haven, Pa.

The Monmouth men were paced by Craig Segal, who fi nished the 10K course in 68th place in a time of 32:37. Dustin Coleman was the second Hawk harrier to cross the fi nish line in 117th place overall in a time of 33:41. Two Hawks crossed the tape in succession as Matt Caporaso fi nished in 121st, followed by Martin Suarez III in 122nd.

The men’s 20th place fi nish, in which they earned 561 points, marks a four spot improvement from their fi nish at the same event a year ago.

The Monmouth women were paced by Malia Lyles’s 95th place fi nish in a time of 22:49. Her time is a new Monmouth course record at Lock Haven.

She was followed by freshman Cailin Lynam, who came in 110th place in a time of 23:11. Jessica Jones was the third Hawk woman to cross the tape in 155th place in 24:20. Rachel Ruggiano was the fourth MU runner to fi nish, com-ing in 160th place in 24:38.

The Monmouth men’s and wom-en’s cross country teams return to action when they compete at the ECAC/IC4A Championships on Saturday.

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Men’s BasketballHawks Work Overtime to Take Finale of Cox Classic 69-67

Over Arkansas StateCRAIG D’AMICO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Monmouth Hawks men’s basketball team, coming off of their fourth Northeast Conference championship in team history and NCAA Tournament appearance, opened up their 2006-2007 cam-paign last weekend in Norfolk, VA in the 2006 Cox Communications Classic round-robin tournament.

Monmouth, showing signs of rust early on, couldn’t overcome a 29-14 halftime defi cit against host school Old Dominion in the open-er on Friday. Monmouth trailed the Monarchs by as many as 20 points in the fi rst half, but came out of the locker room with an in-spired effort in the second half.

The Hawks started the second half on a 15-6 run, and eventu-ally were able to get within six points with just eight minutes to play. However, turnovers were the Hawks’ undoing, as they turned the ball over 19 times in the con-test, and dropped the opener to the Old Dominion Monarchs 54-40.

Looking to build upon their second half from the night be-fore, where they outscored the Monarchs 26-25, the Hawks came right back on Saturday night, this time taking on the Clemson Tigers from the ACC.

Monmouth came out fi ring, as Dejan Delic led the way with eight points in the fi rst six minutes. Monmouth raced out to a 17-5 lead with fi ve minutes gone by in the fi rst half, causing Clemson to call a timeout.

In that timeout, Clemson made adjustments, and came out imple-

menting a full court pressure de-fense that the Hawks struggled with at fi rst. Monmouth committed several turnovers, allowing the Ti-gers to get back in the game with a 23-9 run. At halftime, Monmouth led by one point, 37-36.

Turnovers once again proved to be Monmouth’s undoing, as they committed 17 in the second half, and 25 total, as the Tigers took a game that was much closer than the fi nal score suggests, 77-65, to drop the Blue and White to 0-2.

Delic bounced back from a 2 for 10 shooting performance in the opener to drop 18 points against the Tigers. Whitney Coleman and pre-season All-NEC fi rst teamer Marques Alston also reached dou-ble fi gures with 17 and 10 points, respectively. Corey Hallett tied a career high with nine rebounds.

Looking to salvage the trip, the Hawks took on an also winless Arkansas State squad in an early Sunday matinee, in their third game in three days.

It was a back-and-forth con-test that saw four ties and 16 lead changes, as the largest lead for each team was six.

Trailing by two in the fi nal sec-onds of regulation, guard Mike Shipman drove to the basket and was fouled with just 1.6 seconds left, sending him to the char-ity stripe for two free throw at-tempts.

After Shipman made the fi rst, Indians coach Dickey Nutt called a timeout. It didn’t faze Shipman. He came back and drained the sec-ond free throw to tie the game at 60. Adrian Banks, who was 6 for 8 from downtown, got off a great

look at the buzzer from 35 feet out that bounced off back iron and sent the game into overtime.

Despite playing three games in three days, both teams had enough gas left in the tank for bonus bas-ketball, as each was desperate to leave the Ted Constant Convoca-tion Center with their fi rst win of the new season.

With the Hawks trailing by three, Alston drained a three pointer from straightaway to knot the game at 65. After the Indians answered with a score to retake the lead, Alston powered his way to the hoop to tie the game at 67.

In the fi nal seconds, Delic drove to the basket from the left side and got a fi nger-roll fl oater to drop and Monmouth held on to a two point lead with just 15 seconds to go. Deciding not to call a timeout, the Indians quickly pushed the ball up the court, but their last gasp efforts came up empty, and the Monmouth Hawks escaped with a 69-67 victory in overtime for their fi rst win of the young season.

“This was a big win for us,” said Hawks head coach Dave Cal-loway. “Marques is Mr. Clutch for us, and tonight we had a host of players step up, like Delic and Shipman.”

Four Hawks fi nished in double fi gures, as Alston and Coleman led the way with 16 each, Ship-man fi nished with 12, and Delic added 10.

The Hawks road trip continues next week as Monmouth heads to Texas for games on Saturday af-ternoon against Houston at 3 p.m. and Monday night at 7 against Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Women’s Basketball Looks to Make Noise in NEC this Season

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams to take the court for the 2006-07 season. This year, the Hawks women’s team, led by third year head coach Michele Baxter, will look to improve upon the 14-14 season they had a year ago and compete in a tough North-east Conference.

This year, the Hawks are very young, with only one returnee

from last season. They will take a hard hit to the points total by los-ing exiting senior and 1200+ point scorer Niamh Dwyer. Head coach Michele Baxter says of the under-classman-fi lled team team, “We’re only going to have one senior this year, but we do have sophomores and juniors who saw a lot of min-utes as freshmen and sophomores. I think, early on, that we’ll strug-gle a little bit because we have to replace Niamh Dwyer. But I think we’ll be fi ne.” Coach Baxter feels that it will take a collective effort for the Hawks to have a success-ful year, but that returning second leading scorer Brianne Edwards has the ability and the confi dence to be the go-to player on this year’s team.

Players that will help Edwards with the work load include re-turning all-conference freshman selection Rachael Ferdinand, who is recovering from an injury and is just starting to practice again. Although there are just two fresh-men, Kevaney Martin and Brooke McElroy, on this year’s Hawks team, they should both make im-mediate contributions. Sopho-mores Marisa Jimenez and LaKia Barber have made big strides since last season, and will be relied on for contributions on offense and defense. Coach Baxter looks for Jennifer Bender to have a great sophomore season. She hopes to add to her freshman average of 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Although the team is fi lled with youngsters, four starters from last season return and will be a key part to the team’s bid to reach the NEC tournament for the sixth straight year.

Monmouth was selected earlier this month to fi nish fourth in the NEC conference in a preseason poll held by the conference’s head coaches. While this is “…where I would expect us to be,” says the head coach, “you want to do better than that.” Talented teams such as Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, and Robert Morris all had young teams a year ago, and will be dif-fi cult opponents on Monmouth’s NEC schedule. The key to a good season is keeping all of the players healthy, which is something that coach Baxter says the Hawks need to do before the opening game against Rice.

The Hawks’ schedule this year includes the likes of defending Conference USA champion Rice,

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as well as Lehigh and St. John’s. The one non-conference oppo-nent that Coach Baxter feels is a “highlighted game” is the match-up against Rider. Monmouth lost to the Broncs last year in a tight game that should have been won by the Hawks. All of the NEC games should prove challenging; Sacred Heart, who is the defend-ing NEC champion, will be diffi -cult to beat, with the Hawks’ loss to the Pioneers by 1 point last sea-son. The conference is very deep this year, and Coach Baxter says,

“The last few years the top half of the conference, at least the top fi ve have been strong.” However, she feels the conference should be “wide open, at least for the top fi ve teams.”

The Hawks opened up their sea-son on November 10 by dropping their home opener to Conference USA preseason favorite Rice by a 76-45 count. They will look to re-bound from the setback when they host non-conference foe Rider at Boylan Gymnasium on November 17.

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“We’re only going to have one senior this year, but we do have

sophomores and juniors who saw a lot of minutes as freshmen and

sophomores. MICHELE BAXTER

Women’s Basketball Head Coach

11/17 Rider 7:00

11/20 St. Peter’s 7:00

11/23 at Caribbean

Classic vs. Marshall

(Cancun, Mexico) 3:30

11/24 at Caribbean

Classic vs. Bucknell

(Cancun, Mexico) 3:30

11/26 Lehigh 7:00

12/2 at St. John’s 2:00

11/17 Rider 7:00

11/20 St. Peter’s 7:00

11/23 at Caribbean

Classicvs. Marshall

(Cancun, Mexico)3:30

11/24at Caribbean

Classicvs. Bucknell

(Cancun, Mexico)3:30

11/26Lehigh 7:00

12/2 at St. John’s 2:00

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